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Reading passages with questions

Original passages for kindergarten to 8th grade, each with five to eight comprehension questions, an answer key, vocabulary and a print copy.

Choose a grade. Every passage has the text in a large serif, a Read it big switch for the projector, five to eight questions with answers you can show one at a time, a short word list, and two print copies: one for students and one with the answers.

GradePassagesWords
Kindergarten536 to 48
Grade 1674 to 108
Grade 2696 to 141
Grade 37135 to 179
Grade 47165 to 216
Grade 57176 to 241
Grade 65224 to 282
Grade 75253 to 331
Grade 85258 to 343

Kindergarten

Grade 1

Grade 2

Grade 3

Grade 4

Grade 5

Grade 6

Grade 7

Grade 8

Also in Reading: the readability checker, fluency timer, reading level finder, sight words and decodable sentences by phonics pattern.

Questions

Are the passages free?

Yes, with no sign-in and no ads. You can print them and project them.

Where do the passages come from?

They were written for Peabody Teach, about animals, weather, space, plants, the body, community helpers, inventions, sports, food, history and friendship, and in the nonfiction, about science, social studies and how things work: matter, volcanoes, electricity, government, bridges, cells, atoms and more. None is copied from a book, a test or another site.

How do you decide which grade a passage is for?

Each one is checked with the Flesch-Kincaid grade formula, and it has to fall inside a band set for its grade. Kindergarten and first grade must come out at 2.5 or lower, second at 3.5 or lower, third between 1.5 and 5, up to eighth, which must come out between 6.5 and 10. The formula is a guide, so look at the text yourself.

What do the questions cover?

Five to eight questions each. Some ask for something the text says, and some ask the reader to work something out. The answer key gives the answer in a form a teacher would accept.

Can students read them on their own screens?

Yes. Each page works on a phone or a laptop, and the Read it big switch is for the projector. Nothing is saved or sent.