English language arts for 8th grade (page 12)
Reading, writing, phonics and language.
- Weaving a Picture with Holes in Cards: 8th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about the Jacquard loom for 8th grade, 255 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- A Crushed Hood and Why That Is Good News: 8th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about crumple zones in cars for 8th grade, 279 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- How a Screen Knows Where Your Finger Is: 8th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about capacitive touchscreens for 8th grade, 273 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Two Metals That Bend When They Warm Up: 8th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about the bimetallic strip for 8th grade, 268 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- The Quiet Float That Refills the Toilet Tank: 8th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about the toilet tank float valve for 8th grade, 299 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- The Greek Gear Box Pulled from a Shipwreck: 8th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about the Antikythera mechanism for 8th grade, 272 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Egg-Shaped Lobes That Time an Engine's Breathing: 8th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about the engine camshaft for 8th grade, 281 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Mail Shot Through Tubes Under the City Streets: 8th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about pneumatic tube systems for 8th grade, 282 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Why a Guitar Needs an Empty Box: 8th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about resonance and sound boxes for 8th grade, 270 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- The Odd Water That Saves Pond Fish: 8th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about why ice floats for 8th grade, 254 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- The Gaps That Keep Bridges From Buckling: 8th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about heat and expansion for 8th grade, 261 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- How Polarized Sunglasses Tame a Shiny Lake: 8th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about polarized light and glare for 8th grade, 259 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Why a Wet Finger Makes a Glass Sing: 8th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about friction and resonance for 8th grade, 256 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- How a Copier Paints With Static Electricity: 8th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about static electricity in copiers for 8th grade, 254 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Why Water Stays in a Spinning Salad Spinner: 8th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about inertia and circular motion for 8th grade, 258 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Why a Falling Raindrop Stops Speeding Up: 8th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about air resistance and terminal speed for 8th grade, 255 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Blocking Three Escape Routes for Heat in a Flask: 8th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about heat transfer in a vacuum flask for 8th grade, 264 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Why Wet Skin Feels Colder Than the Air: 8th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about evaporation and cooling for 8th grade, 257 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Cold Water Rising Along a Windy Coast: 8th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about coastal upwelling for 8th grade, 258 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Why a Lake Turns Over Twice a Year: 8th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about lake layers and turnover for 8th grade, 278 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- The Summer Dead Zone at a River's Mouth: 8th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about river runoff and low oxygen for 8th grade, 260 words, with seven comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Salt Squeezed Out of Freezing Seawater: 8th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about sea ice and brine for 8th grade, 250 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- The Hidden Water Inside a Cotton Shirt: 8th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about virtual water in products for 8th grade, 259 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- A Sound Channel Deep Under the Sea: 8th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about sound in the deep ocean for 8th grade, 256 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.