Reading comprehension refers to whether or not a student understands a text that they have read. At higher levels, comprehending a text involves making inferences and understanding implicit ideas. Some students struggle with reading comprehension. These reading comprehension worksheets should help you provide remediation to these students.
Fictional Passages
Jacob the Great Comprehension Test – Students read a short story about a kid cycling through hobbies and then answer comprehension, inferential, and literary element questions.
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Nonfiction Passages
Nutrition Facts Comprehension Worksheet - Students read and compare the nutritional information from four “healthy” snacks and answer fifteen questions testing their ability to comprehend these functional texts.
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Pain Reliever Comprehension Worksheet – Students compare the directions and warnings for two different pain relievers and answer fifteen questions testing their ability to comprehend functional texts.
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Inferences Worksheets
Inferences Worksheet 1 – Read the passages and then answer the inferential questions. Explain your answers by referencing details from the text.
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Inferences Worksheet 2 - Read the passages and answer inferential questions. Support answers with evidence from the text.
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Theme Worksheets
Theme Worksheet – Practice identifying themes in five short stories. Read each story, determine the theme, and explain the answer.
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Story Structure Worksheets
Story Structure Worksheet 1 – “The Breakaway” – Read this motivational story about an athlete who sustains an injury and has to find another way to succeed, and then analyze and identify structural elements of the story.
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Main Idea and Text Structure Worksheets
Main Idea and Text Structure – Six nonfiction passages where students identify the main idea, represent the text structure, and come up with an appropriate title.
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Main Idea Worksheets
Text Structure Worksheets
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Lynda Hall
/ March 11, 2011Simply awesome…TEKS/TAKS covered throughly.
Mr. Morton
/ March 11, 2011Pleased to hear it. I’d love to expand this section of the website over the next few months.
Ms. Madison
/ March 16, 2011This is one of the best sites that I’ve come across this year. Please add more reading comprehension passages that require higher order thinking skills.
Mr. Morton
/ March 16, 2011I’d very much like to do so. Thank you for visiting.
Oliver Brown
/ April 7, 2011As a teacher in California, this is great stuff. Very closely matches our ELA standards.
Mr. Morton
/ April 7, 2011That’s excellent. I hope one day for national reading standards. Thanks for taking the time to comment.
M Pick
/ May 10, 2011As a first year teacher, it has been difficult for me to create worksheets that are effective and easy to understand. The resources on this website have been a tremendous help! Thank you!
Mr. Morton
/ May 11, 2011I remember my first year teaching (with a tinge of pain), and I’m happy to help.
jessica
/ September 2, 2011It is so wonderful to find a website that provides worksheets that require some critical thinking skills! We need more of these!! Please keep it up!
Nicole
/ September 5, 2011These worksheets and Power Point activities have been perfect for my remedial reading classes. It’s the perfect quick activity for reluctant readers. My English II kids enjoyed the Irony Detectives activity as well. Thanks so much.
Ms. Jones
/ October 23, 2011I am a first year teacher like M Pick. These skill worksheets are wonderful! They are extremely useful in my 9th grade resource room. Thank you for creating this website!
Mr. Morton
/ November 21, 2011Awesome. I hope your first year is going well. Thanks for visiting!
CM
/ December 6, 2011What grade are these meant for?
Mr. Morton
/ December 14, 2011Hmmm… I made them for 7th and 8th grade students, but I’m no lexical expert. You can always remove or substitute challenging vocabulary words with RTF files. Thanks for visiting!
Kevin O'Donnell
/ December 9, 2011I’m teaching secondary students in Burma. Your resources are excellent. Thank you.
Mr. Morton
/ December 14, 2011That’s amazing. What a wondrous world in which we live.
Mrs. Nash
/ December 15, 2011Great resource! May I have permission to print these and instruct my teachers in text structure?
Mr. Morton
/ December 15, 2011Absolutely! You don’t even need to ask.
kat
/ January 8, 2012this site has been a great help …thank you
Mr. Morton
/ January 14, 2012It’s my pleasure. Thanks for visiting!
Middle school mom
/ January 13, 2012Amazing, Mr. Morton! I’ve been looking for someone like you. My 6th grader is working on inferences and author’s purpose. You’ve filled the order. Many, many thanks to you!
Mr. Morton
/ January 14, 2012Happy to help. Send me an email if you’ve got any questions or need any clarification.
Michael
/ January 18, 2012Very good inferential and comprehension work. I will use some for my year nine class.
Rubenjames
/ March 6, 2012You have done it, my life is easy to teach. Thank you!
Mrs. Williams
/ March 11, 2012This is perfect for my son who is struggling in reading. Thanks!
Mr. Morton
/ March 20, 2012Best wishes!
rebeccastacy
/ March 15, 2012This site is such a wonderful tool. Thanks so much.
Bethany McClurkan
/ March 19, 2012What a great resource! Thanks for sharing! I was linked here from http://readingminilessons.wikispaces.com/
I clicked on the bottom of the page looking for worksheets on tone and mood that were referred to in the mood and tone mini lesson. I can’t seem to find that one here. Am I in the wrong place?
Mr. Morton
/ March 20, 2012I’m sorry. I don’t believe I have any of those, but I’ve wanted to make some for years…
Ms. Torres
/ March 28, 2012Absolutely amazing! I have been searching and searching for effective resources that I can use with my middle school students and have had no luck. As a first year teacher, preparing my students for the assessment exams have been very challenging. I wish I would have found this site sooner! Thank you so much for sharing and caring. My gratitude is endless.
Mr. Morton
/ March 30, 2012We have all the time we are allowed, Ms. Torres. Thank you for visiting.
Deb
/ March 29, 2012Hi Mr. Morton,
What grade level are your worksheets? I stumbled upon your site and plan to use some of the activities in my classroom.
thank you
Mr. Morton
/ March 30, 2012It’s hard to say. I created them for my 7th and 8th grade students, but I’m sure they’d be appropriate for use at other levels as well. Read through any materials that you are considering using in your classroom. If you feel that vocabulary or content needs to be changed, feel free to download the RTF file and edit away in the word processor of your choice. Thanks for visiting!
Will
/ March 30, 2012Mr. Morton
I’ve been working as a reading teacher/specialist for 36 years and find your materials very well developed. I have used them extensively and commend you for sharing freely your considerable labor on these projects. Know that you are making a huge educational impact world wide and elevate the teaching profession. Well done!!!
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Mr. Morton
/ March 30, 2012That’s really kind of you to say. I hope to continue adding to and improving this site for many years to come. Thanks for visiting!
Mr. Gearing
/ April 9, 2012Absolutely marvelous. Thank you for sharing and for your dedication!
Mr. Morton
/ April 15, 2012Thanks for taking the time to say so.
John Atkins
/ April 11, 2012The inference sheet pertaining Ruby is somewhat innappropriate for school. The passage can be found on inference sheet 1. Lastly, the site is very useful.
Mr. Morton
/ April 15, 2012It certainly is controversial content, but I suppose the determination as to whether it is appropriate is subject to your environment/grade level.
Narjess
/ April 21, 2012Thanks for this fantastic website! I am in my final year of teaching and I found this website to be a great help! Thanks for sharing! : )
Mr. Morton
/ May 3, 2012Congratulations, and I hope to join you one day.