New Reading Comprehension on STW
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 September 15, 2023)
This article makes an interesting supplement for teaching about World War I. Students will learn about how horses helped during the war and why they were important. Then they'll answer reading comprehension questions to test their recall and understanding of important details.
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(added September 15, 2023)
Learn all about the Florida panther, Florida's official state animal, with this reading comprehension passage and worksheet. The worksheet includes a vocabulary activity, a writing prompt, and several short answer and multiple choice questions.
(added September 11, 2023)
Use this reading comprehension passage and worksheet to supplement lessons on checks and balances or the branches of U.S. government.
(added September 11, 2023)
This article is all about the U.S. judicial branch and checks and balances. It includes reading comprehension questions, a vocabulary activity, and a writing prompt.
(added September 11, 2023)
Help your students understand the branches of government with this trio of articles on checks and balances. This one focuses on the executive branch.
(added July 19, 2023)
Mount St. Helens is arguably the most famous volcano in the continental United States. By reading this article, students can learn all about it. Then they can test their comprehension skills by answering the questions.
(added July 19, 2023)
With this article, students will learn all about the famous headquarters of the U.S. Department of Defense, known as the Pentagon. Reading comprehension questions help test and reinforce their understanding of the text.

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(added July 18, 2023)
Students learning about Greek mythology can find out more about this famous fire god with this helpful worksheet.

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Matilda the goose loves tasting pies, so when she has to bake one for a contest, she goes all out. Reading comprehension questions include multiple choice, short answer, vocabulary, and a writing prompt.
After reading this story of friendship, students can test their reading comprehension skills by answering the accompanying questions.
This is a story about a boy and his stuffed animal, and how he learns he can sleep without it if he wants to. Students will complete a series of reading comprehension questions to test their recollection of the story.
This article includes lots of facts about the amazing saguaro cactus of the Sonoran Desert. Test students' reading comprehension skills by having them answer the questions after reading the article.
This article tells all about temperate forests. Reading comprehension questions include a writing prompt, completing a diagram, multiple choice, and more.
This article is about an important unit in World War II, the 99th Fighter Squadron, or the Tuskegee Airmen. Reading comprehension questions include short answer, multiple choice, a vocabulary activity, and a writing prompt.
Students will read this poem about a dog going trick-or-treating and answer reading comprehension questions and a writing prompt.
After reading this poem about spring, students will answer reading comprehension questions, complete a vocabulary exercise, and follow a writing prompt.
This poem about friendship uses clever wordplay. Students will read it and then use their understanding of it to answer questions and complete a writing prompt.
This poem describes a horse having difficulty speaking. Readers will answer questions about the poem and the poetic devices it employs.
Honeydew is a bear who loves honey, but he comes into some trouble with the honeybees. Readers will answer questions and complete a writing prompt.
This fictional passage tells the story of three siblings coming to an agreement about what kind of cookies to make with their mom.
Students will read this informative article about spider monkeys--the acrobats of the rain forest! Then they'll answer questions, including a vocabulary activity and writing prompt.
This reading passage informs students about the James Webb Space Telescope. Reading comprehension questions include multiple choice, a vocabulary exercise, and a writing prompt.
With this article, readers will learn all about the important roles animals played in World War I. Then, they'll answer questions about the article, including multiple choice and short answer questions, a vocabulary activity, and a writing prompt.
This poem tells about the seasons. It's laid out to visually represent the cycle that moves from one season to the next. After reading the poem, students answer questions, and complete a vocabulary activity and a writing prompt relating to what they've reead.
This article tells the story of Lieutenant Gail Halvorsen, AKA Uncle Wiggly Wings, an air force pilot who dropped candy to the children of Berlin after World War II. The worksheet includes reading comprehension questions, a vocabulary exercise, and a writing prompt.
This passage is about a boy writing a story for his homework and how the trouble he has doing so inspires a new story.
Readers of this passage will learn the differences between two animals that look very similar--snakes and glass lizards. Then they'll answer comprehension questions, complete a crossword, and follow a writing prompt.
In this story, Horse waits impatiently while Cow makes him a surprise. Reading comprehension questions about the story include multiple choice, short answer, a vocabulary activity, and a writing prompt.
Students learn all about the Erie Canal and how it impacted the development of New York State and the United States as a whole. After reading the article, they can complete reading comprehension questions, a vocabulary exercise, and a writing exercise.
This engaging article will teach readers all about otters. Then, they'll complete reading comprehension questions that reinforce key ideas from the article.
Monkey, Squirrel, and Sloth are three friends who disagree on what color to paint their treehouse.
Luca and Ivy are collecting colorful autumn leaves and using them to make shapes on the ground.
Louisa May Alcott is the American author who wrote the Little Women book series.
Read this short biographical passage about the Wright Brothers, and learn about their infamous 1903 invention: the motorized airplane.