Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions | Year Long Bundle | 3rd 4th and 5th Grade | Printable Teacher Resources | A Love of Teaching
These 48 fall, winter, spring, and summer-themed reading comprehension activities are designed to review or assess reading skills throughout the year. Developed with standards in mind, they are tailor-made to target fiction and nonfiction reading skills, making them ideal for review sessions, assessments, test prep, and summer practice.
Included in this download:
- 48 standards-based, multiple-choice reading comprehension activities
- 48 optional color-by-code mystery pictures for self-checking
- All answer keys
Reading skills included in this download:
- Poetry & Drama
- Pictures & Images in Texts
- Text Evidence
- Cause & Effect
- Compare & Contrast Texts
- Making Inferences
- Historical, Scientific, and Technical Texts
- Context Clues
- Summarizing
- Main Idea
- Finding the Theme
- Characters in Stories
- Text Features
- Story Elements
- Author’s Point of View
- 1st & 3rd Person Point of View
- Comparing Texts with the Same Topic
- First & Secondhand Accounts
- Author’s Reasons and Evidence
Self-Checking Option:
Each activity is accompanied by an optional seasonal-themed color-by-code mystery picture for students to complete after they answer the questions. This makes this a self-checking resource for students. When students complete the mystery picture, they’ll know if they answered the questions correctly.
These activities are perfect for:
- reading skills review
- assessments
- test prep
- literacy centers
- homework
- independent desk work
- early finishers
- summer practice
- sub plans, and more!
NO PREP! JUST PRINT & GO!
The best part?
The best thing about this resource is how versatile and engaging it is. It mixes important reading skills with fun seasonal-themed activities and color-by-code puzzles, making learning more interesting for students. Plus, it helps students check their answers with the optional mystery picture, giving instant feedback!
Need to take a day off or a sick day at home? This is a great resource to leave for a substitute!
Teachers like you said:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The kids positively love doing these!! They complete the questions and I assess their answers quickly, so they will be able to color the answers correctly. They love to see how their picture compares to the others. Great Idea!!! Thank you for creating and sharing your talent. - Colleen M.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ These activities are WONDERFUL!! I have been working very hard to make plans where the children can do self-checks. These reading mystery pictures are just perfect for this. I didn't hear one complaint about doing the work. I would recommend this to anyone! - Marley M.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ My students are visual learners who are also very artistic. This resource supported their learning styles and helped keep them engaged while also introducing/reinforcing reading comprehension strategies. I like that this resource offers both in-person and online materials which will support the current teaching situation. Thank you for creating this resource! - Subi S.
In this one convenient resource, you can…
- have 48 ready-to-go activities that you can use to review or assess reading skills and standards.
- make it easy for students to get immediate feedback by using the optional mystery pictures, allowing them the opportunity to go back and make corrections if the mystery picture does not look correct.
- use your students’ scores to guide your instruction.
- use these pre-made reading activities as sub plans when you need to take a day (or week) off!
