English language arts for 8th grade (page 11)
Reading, writing, phonics and language.
- How a Body Learns to Handle Summer Heat: 8th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about adjusting to hot weather for 8th grade, 257 words, with seven comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Burning Food to Count Its Calories: 8th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about how food energy is measured for 8th grade, 267 words, with seven comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- The Path Across Your Yard: How Easements Work: 8th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about land easements and shared use for 8th grade, 259 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Why Nobody Sells Streetlights Door to Door: 8th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about public goods and taxes for 8th grade, 262 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- The Compromise That Gave Congress Two Chambers: 8th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about the Connecticut Compromise for 8th grade, 253 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Open Meeting Laws and the Unlocked Door: 8th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about open government meetings for 8th grade, 257 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- A Court Where You Can Speak for Yourself: 8th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about small claims court for 8th grade, 261 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Why Changing the Constitution Is Hard on Purpose: 8th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about amending the Constitution for 8th grade, 256 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Rules That Protect People Who Help in Emergencies: 8th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about good samaritan laws for 8th grade, 255 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Town Rule, State Law or National Law?: 8th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about layers of government for 8th grade, 278 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- How to Ask a Government Office for Its Paperwork: 8th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about public records requests for 8th grade, 266 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- When Voters Write the Law Themselves: 8th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about ballot initiatives and referendums for 8th grade, 279 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- The Foley Artist's Studio of Odd Props: 8th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about film sound jobs for 8th grade, 271 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Live Captioners and the Chord Keyboard: 8th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about real-time captioning for 8th grade, 271 words, with seven comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- A Piano Tuner Listens for the Wobble: 8th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about piano tuning for 8th grade, 270 words, with seven comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Inside the Hive with a Beekeeper: 8th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about beekeeping for 8th grade, 262 words, with seven comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Mapping the Harbor Floor With Sound: 8th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about hydrographic surveying for 8th grade, 258 words, with seven comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Interpreting at the Speed of a Speaker: 8th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about language interpreters for 8th grade, 254 words, with seven comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Why a Type Designer Draws the O Too Tall: 8th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about type design for 8th grade, 276 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Rescuing a Painting Without Making It New: 8th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about art conservation for 8th grade, 261 words, with seven comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- The Surveyor and the Missing Corner: 8th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about land surveying for 8th grade, 266 words, with seven comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- The Headset Voice Behind Every Stage Cue: 8th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about theater stage managers for 8th grade, 263 words, with seven comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- The Spinning Balls That Steered a Steam Engine: 8th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about the centrifugal governor for 8th grade, 268 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Why Your Car Wheels Need to Disagree in a Turn: 8th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about the car differential for 8th grade, 275 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.