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We add interesting articles to help sharpen students' reading skills all the time! This page highlights some of our most recent reading comprehension additions to the site.

(added August 30, 2024)
How did the U.S. go from 13 colonies to 50 states? How does a place become a state? Learn about the path to statehood, then complete ordering and matching questions, a crossword, and more!
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New Becoming States Reading Comprehension Worksheet
(added August 27, 2024)
Read about one of the major turning points of World War II and complete the worksheet, vocabulary activity, and writing prompt.
New Operation Overlord (D-Day) Reading Comprehension Worksheet
(added August 23, 2024)
The Middle East is known for its dry and arid climate, so how did it end up as home to some of the earliest known farming and the first civilizations? Read this article to find out!
New The Fertile Crescent Reading Comprehension Worksheet
(added August 13, 2024)
Your students can read this short article about animal tails and answer the comprehension questions that follow.
New Talking About Tails Reading Comprehension Worksheet
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(added August 1, 2024)
Learn what animals can be underwater but still see above the water, which has the largest eyes of them all, and more fun facts about animal eyes with this short article.
New Eyes and Vision (Short Article) Reading Comprehension Worksheet
(added July 25, 2024)
This Babylonian legal code is famous for its eye-for-an-eye, tooth-for-a-tooth approach - but did you know it also decreed how much renting a boat should cost? Learn more about its 282 laws with this article.
New Hammurabi's Code Reading Comprehension Worksheet
(added July 19, 2024)
The aptly named Great Lakes started forming around 14,000 years ago and hold more than a fifth of Earth's fresh water. Read all about them in this informative article.
New What Makes the Great Lakes Great? Reading Comprehension Worksheet
(added July 19, 2024)
Learn about a special kind of wetland found mostly along the Gulf of Mexico by reading this article. Complete a paired crossword, writing prompt, and variety of comprehension questions.
New Bayous (Article) Reading Comprehension Worksheet
(added July 19, 2024)
The wide, flat plains of Tornado Alley are a recipe for one of Earth's strongest storms! Read about how, when, and where tornadoes tend to form in this full-length article.
New A Dangerous Alley Reading Comprehension Worksheet
(added July 19, 2024)
This short nonfiction article teaches about the oldest known written piece of literature in history: The Epic of Gilgamesh. Learn what makes it unique, then answer the questions.
New The Oldest Written Story Reading Comprehension Worksheet
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(added July 18, 2024)
Learn about the famous composer and musician Ludwig van Beethoven with this engaging article and worksheet. After reading the article, students will answer reading comprehension questions, respond to a writing prompt, and complete a vocabulary activity.
New Ludwig van Beethoven Reading Comprehension Worksheet
(added July 16, 2024)
Read about this cool landmark in southeast Tennessee. Then answer the questions that follow.
New Craighead Caverns (Short, Nonfiction) Reading Comprehension Worksheet
Perhaps the most well-known structure in all of France, the Eiffel Tower is easily recognizable to most. However, there's a lot to know about the tower that you might not expect. Read this article and answer the questions that follow to find out all about the world-famous building.
New The Eiffel Tower Reading Comprehension Worksheet
Read all about the dairy capital of the United States: Wisconsin! Then answer a series of reading comprehension questions, a vocabulary activity, and a writing prompt.
New America's Dairyland Reading Comprehension Worksheet
The animals in this article all have one thing in common: they lack teeth, yet they're able to eat just fine. Read about how other body parts help these animals eat their food. Then answer the questions on the worksheet.
New Toothless Eaters Reading Comprehension Worksheet
This short passage about El Yunque National Forest in Puerto Rico squeezes a lot of information into three short paragraphs.
New El Yunque National Forest (Short, Nonfiction) Reading Comprehension Worksheet
Read about Arches National Park, including how it formed, travel tips for visiting, and some of the most popular sights to see while there. Then answer the reading comprehension questions that follow.
New Arches National Park Reading Comprehension Worksheet
Print out this cute story for your students to read and respond to. The worksheet includes comprehension questions, a vocab activity, and a writing prompt.
New Hats on Top of Hats Reading Comprehension Worksheet
In 1957, a group of nine brave African American students integrated Little Rock Central High School. This article describes the struggles they faced, as well as their strength, courage, and determination.
New The Little Rock Nine Reading Comprehension Worksheet
This article about the pronghorn gives information about these fast animals. The article is accompanied by reading comprehension questions, a vocabulary activity, and a writing prompt.
New Animal Track Star Reading Comprehension Worksheet
The Appalachians are some of Earth’s oldest mountains. They run through several provinces and more than a dozen states. Find out how they were shaped and how they shaped communities in this article.
New Old as the Hills Reading Comprehension Worksheet
Puerto Rico's unofficial version of a national animal is the coquí. This tiny frog happens to be the loudest amphibian in the world! Learn all about it in this 2-page article.
New Coquís  Reading Comprehension Worksheet
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Did you know koi are a kind of carp? Koi come in a variety of colors, patterns, and fin shapes. They're lovely to look at, but their price and life spans might surprise you!
New Koi  Reading Comprehension Worksheet
This picturesque volcano is almost perfectly cone shaped! Answer six questions after reading about this famous Japanese landmark.
New Mount Fuji (Short, Nonfiction) Reading Comprehension Worksheet
One of the newest national parks in the United States is also home to some of the oldest landforms in the world. Comprehension questions include short answer and a vocabulary multiple choice.
New New River Gorge National Park <br> (Short, Nonfiction) Reading Comprehension Worksheet
Read all about the world's tallest flying bird in this full-length article. Then complete six comprehension questions, a vocabulary activity, and maybe even the optional research writing prompt.
New Sarus Cranes: Tallest Fliers Reading Comprehension Worksheet
Read this short passage to learn more about the first Olympics.
New The First Olympics (Short, Nonfiction)  Reading Comprehension Worksheet
Elizabeth Blackwell was the first woman doctor in the United States. Read this short article to learn more about her life.
New Elizabeth Blackwell (Short Biography) Reading Comprehension Worksheet
In Athens, Greece, sits a building dedicated to the war goddess Athena. The Parthenon is known around the world for its historical value. Read this short passage and answer questions to learn more about it.
New The Parthenon (Short, Nonfiction) Reading Comprehension Worksheet
Elephant trunks are multiuse body parts! Read a short article about them and then answer a few questions.
New Elephant Trunks (Short Article) Reading Comprehension Worksheet
Find out what giraffes eat, where they live, and more with this short article! Then answer questions and fill in a chart about what you read.
New Giraffes (Short Article) Reading Comprehension Worksheet
Read this short article to learn a few key differences and similarities between frogs and toads. Then answer the questions about the text.
New Frogs and Toads Are Different (Short Article) Reading Comprehension Worksheet
This short article tells about the ocean and some of the plants and animals that live there.
New The Ocean (Short Article) Reading Comprehension Worksheet
This article compares and contrasts river hippos and pygmy hippos. Students can read the article and then answer several reading comprehension questions, complete a vocabulary activity, and respond to a writing prompt.
New Hippos Big and Small Reading Comprehension Worksheet
What would you do if you could rocket to the stars? This poem outlines a fun day in space for the narrator. Following the poem are five reading comprehension questions.
New Rocket to the Stars (Poem) Reading Comprehension Worksheet
This short poem and worksheet is a great introduction to poetry for young readers.
New Morning Glory (Poem) Reading Comprehension Worksheet
Read this short story about a boy trying to make homemade chicken soup like his grandma's. Then answer the questions that follow. They include short answer, multiple choice, a vocabulary crossword, and a writing prompt.
New The Best Chicken Soup in the World  Reading Comprehension Worksheet
This fun story is about two pigs. One is selling pickles and the other is trying to buy them, but there's some confusion about the price. Students will read the story and then answer reading comprehension questions including a vocabulary activity and a writing prompt.
New Pickles for Nickels (Fiction) Reading Comprehension Worksheet
Read about the differences in the sky during daytime versus nighttime. Then answer the reading comprehension questions that follow.
New Look at the Sky (Short Article) Reading Comprehension Worksheet
Learn the basics about sloths by reading this short passage and answering the questions that follow.
New Slow Sloths (Short Article) Reading Comprehension Worksheet
Print out this worksheet about strawberries and have your students read the short passage and answer the questions that follow.
New Sweet Strawberries (Short Article) Reading Comprehension Worksheet
Learn about one of Earth's greatest resources--water! This article and its questions are written specifically for students reading at a first grade level.
New Water (Short Article) Reading Comprehension Worksheet
Check out this short article to learn fun facts about polar bears.
New Polar Bears (Short Article) Reading Comprehension Worksheet
Let's go to the playground! Read the short passage about things to do at the playground and answer the questions.
New At the Playground (Short Article) Reading Comprehension Worksheet
Learn about fall with this short reading comprehension article. There are three questions to go with it.
New It Is Fall (Short Article) Reading Comprehension Worksheet
Print out this worksheet and teach your students some basic facts about apples. Then have them answer the reading comprehension questions that follow.
New Apples (Short Article) Reading Comprehension Worksheet
This short passage about snow is carefully written for first-grade-level readers. Read it and answer the questions on the worksheet.
New Snow (Short Article) Reading Comprehension Worksheet
Check out this free short article to learn more about the vet. Students will answer three comprehension questions based on the text.
New At the Vet (Short Article) Reading Comprehension Worksheet
With this worksheet, students will read a short passage about owls. Then they will test their understanding of the text by answering four reading comprehension questions.
New Owls (Short, Nonfiction) Reading Comprehension Worksheet
Learn about the five main senses: sight, hearing, touch, smell, and taste. After reading the short passage, answer the reading comprehension questions.
New Five Super Senses (Short, Nonfiction) Reading Comprehension Worksheet
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