5th - 8th Grade Reading Comprehension Resources : Page 4

Meet the curious mongoose Rikki-tikki-tavi in this sixth-grade reading comprehension worksheet adapted from the classic Rudyard Kipling tale.

Help your students learn to analyze characters in literature with the help of this graphic organizer.

Young readers will practice synthesizing information from multiple sources on the same topic in this reading comprehension worksheet.

Introduce students to the concept of using direct quotes as evidence to support statements.

Children learn about Madam C.J. Walker, the first woman to become a self-made millionaire in the United States, in this Finding the Main Idea worksheet.

Practice analyzing point of view and perspective with this relatable excerpt from Sharon Creech’s Walk Two Moons.

Use this graphic organizer to give students an opportunity to practice identifying the central idea of a text using key details.

Your students will need to read between the lines as they make inferences about the various scenes included in this reading exercise.

Introduce learners to three inspiring indigenous women with this four-page reading comprehension worksheet!

Use this graphic organizer to have students write words or draw pictures to complete the story map.

Students will refer to important details to answer text-dependent questions about some wild weather! Get ready to read like a detective and learn some cool facts along the way.

Many folk tales share similarities, but are also very different. Can you find the similarities and differences between these two stories?

This reading activity gives kids practice supporting inferences with evidence.

Learners will categorize 12 different types of text according to why the author would write them, using the acronym PIE as a mnemonic device.

Students read an original two-page story and answer questions to boost essential reading comprehension skills.

This discussion guide helps readers reflect on chapters 1–38 of The One and Only Ivan.

Teach your students to write a simple summary using an easy-to-follow set of keywords.

Introduce readers to the poem “When I Was One-and-Twenty” by English poet A. E. Housman with this sixth-grade worksheet! 

Use this discussion guide to support students’ comprehension and analysis of chapters 1–4 of S.E. Hinton’s novel The Outsiders.

Read interesting nonfiction texts about natural disasters and practice identifying causes and effects.

Students will read a biography of Misty Copeland, the first African American woman to become a principal dancer for the American Ballet Theatre, and then answer nonfiction comprehension questions about the text.

Your young learner will discover the basics of local government with this worksheet all about municipalities.

Children work on reading fluency and comprehension with this excerpt from Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking-Glass.

Do your students know the difference between Veterans Day, Memorial Day, and Labor Day? This reading comprehension worksheet will teach them about the similarities and differences of the holidays. First, they’ll read a passage that provides facts ab

What does it all mean? In this sixth-grade worksheet, students will practice using text evidence to identify the theme of a story they've read recently.

Explore cause and effect in a short excerpt from Sharon Creech’s Walk Two Moons with this targeted reading comprehension worksheet!

Use this original fiction story to give learners practice analyzing story elements, making inferences, and growing their vocabulary using context clues and word relationships.

Help students boost their critical thinking and reading comprehension skills with this making inferences graphic organizer.