5th - 8th Grade Reading Passages Worksheets

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. 

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

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

Students will read an excerpt from the classic adventure story White Fang by Jack London before answering 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!

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!

The history of Valentine's Day is full of theories about how the holiday began. Read about the history of Valentine's Day with this exercise and activity.

In this worksheet, students will read about Anne Frank, then complete a chart identifying cause and effect.

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

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

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 are introduced to two beautiful examples of the power of words in this “I Have a Dream" Speech and "My Country ‘Tis of Thee" Song worksheet.

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

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

Martin Luther King, Jr. is honored as one of the most important leaders in the civil rights movement. Give your fourth and fifth graders a chance to deepen their understanding of his life and legacy through this reader’s theater activity.

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

Students will practice using pronouns to help them understand point of view.

Learn more about the swirling, whirling science behind tornadoes with this wild worksheet.

Learn all about The Mayflower, the famous ship the Pilgrims made their great journey in.

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

How is a train like a bird? Find out in this sixth-grade informational reading comprehension worksheet all about biomimicry!

Authors persuade, inform, and entertain through various types of writing! Students set out to identify the author’s purpose.

Support students’ inference skills with this targeted two-page reading worksheet. 

Practice analyzing poetry with one of Emily Dickinson’s most popular poems!

Introduce middle school readers to one of the leaders of the Harlem Renaissance with Langston Hughes’s poem “Mother to Son.”

Learners practice using context clues to identify the meaning of new words in this language and vocabulary worksheet.

Dig deep into the geography of Chile while practicing important informational reading comprehension skills with this middle school worksheet!

Explore the physics at play in roller coasters with this nonfiction reading comprehension worksheet!