5th - 7th Grade Comprehension Questions Worksheets

Students will learn fun facts about animals while making inferences about nonfiction text.

In this worksheet, children discover what plastic is, how it is manufactured, as well as its history and about attempts to reduce plastic waste.

Explore the many ways people around the world embrace winter in this reading comprehension worksheet!

In Reading Comprehension: The Adventure Begins, learners will read an engaging one-page story and answer a set of comprehension questions about the text. 

Celebrate Black History Month by learning about soul music and the history of African-Americans in pop music, all in this Hip-Hop Music worksheet!

Hone key reading comprehension strategies with this engaging five-page worksheet!

Practice analyzing figurative language in context with this excerpt from C.S. Lewis’s classic fantasy novel, The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe!

Learn all about the fascinating field of food science in this four-page informational reading comprehension worksheet!

Read an informational passage about George Washington Carver to learn about his life and achievements!

Students read all about seaweed and answer standards-based comprehension questions in this four-page reading comprehension worksheet.

Introduce readers to the poem “We Wear the Mask” by Paul Laurence Dunbar with this poetry analysis worksheet!
 

Students read a two-page adaptation of "The Gift of the Magi" and dig deep into the figurative language and literary devices of this classic story!

Examine the theme of beauty while reading and analyzing two different poems in this two-page worksheet for middle grades! 

In this reading comprehension worksheet, learners compare and contrast two poems, focusing on structure, tone, and literary devices used in each.

Introduce readers to the poem "The Song of Wandering Aengus" by William Butler Yeats with this poetry analysis worksheet!
 

Introduce readers to the poem “O Captain! My Captain!” by American poet Walt Whitman with this seventh-grade reading comprehension worksheet! 

In this engaging reading comprehension worrksheet, learners read an original two-page story and answer a set of comprehension questions.

In this worksheet, children read Danish storyteller Hans Christian Andersen's fairytale The Snowdrop, reimagined here as a drama.

Explore a fascinating period of U.S. history with this informational reading worksheet about the Harlem Renaissance.

Help students hone reading comprehension skills and techniques with this classic Robert Frost poem.

Students will read an excerpt from the classic adventure story White Fang by Jack London before answering comprehension questions about the text.

Explore West Africa's historical gold salt trade with this fascinating reading passage and accompanying set of comprehension questions!

Read an enlightening passage about light pollution and learn ways to bring back the dark night skies in this three-page reading comprehension worksheet!

Children learn how the internet travels across the ocean through cables to create a giant, global information network in this engaging, hands-on worksheet.

Develop reading comprehension with this video game passage. Ask your students to read the excerpt, then answer questions about the main ideas and details.

What’s all the buzz about beekeeping? Give students this four-page nonfiction reading comprehension worksheet to find out!

Dive into the world of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" with this reading comprehension page.

Introduce students to the influential, trailblazing African American athlete Althea Gibson with this reading comprehension worksheet.

Paraphrasing is all about summing up a lengthy text, and it can be a great way to help your child hone reading comprehension skills.

In this worksheet, children learn about the role art plays in the celebration and messaging of Earth Day, which begain in 1970 to heighten awarness of environmental crises around the world.