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• Chess (Gr. 1-4)
• TV (Gr. 1-4)
• Metal Detectors (Gr. 2-6)
• Tetris (Gr. 2-6)
• Seat Belts (Gr. 2-6)
• The Coliseum (Gr. 2-6)
• The Pony Express (Gr. 2-6)
• Wintertime (Gr. 2-6)
• Reading (Gr. 3-7)
• Black Friday (Gr. 3-7)
• Hummingbirds (Gr. 3-7)
• Worst Game Ever? (Gr. 4-8)
• Carnivorous Plants (Gr. 4-8)
• Google (Gr. 4-8)
• Honey Badgers (Gr. 4-8)
• Hyperinflation (Gr. 4-8)
• Koko (Gr. 4-8)
• Mongooses (Gr. 5-9)
• Trampolines (Gr. 5-9)
• Garbage (Gr. 5-9)
• Maginot Line (Gr. 5-9)
• Asian Carp (Gr. 5-9)
• Tale of Two Countries (Gr. 6-10)
• Kevlar (Gr. 7-10)
• Tigers (Gr. 7-11)
• Statue of Liberty (Gr. 8-10)
• Submarines (Gr. 8-12)
• Castles (Gr. 9-13)
• Gutenberg (Gr. 9-13)
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• Figurative Language of Edgar Allan Poe
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8th grade students are a special bunch. They often behave as though they are too cool for school, yet they keep coming back. Ha ha. We love them. This page has all of my reading worksheets that were written at or around the 8th grade level. I've used this website to determine the reading scores, but you'll want to read and approve each of these worksheets before giving them to your students. I've worked hard to produce the following materials and make them available to you. I hope that these resources help your students reach your learning goals.

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“Gilray’s Flower-Pot” | By J.M. Barrie - Barrie, who is better known for creating Peter Pan, writes a whopper of a short story that highlights just how unreliable a narrator can be. This is a fun one to read out loud. View my readibility scores . “Gilray’s Flower-Pot” | By J.M. Barrie | RTF “Gilray’s Flower-Pot” | By J.M. Barrie | PDF “Gilray’s Flower-Pot” | By J.M. Barrie | Preview “Gilray’s Flower-Pot” | By J.M. Barrie | Answers “Gilray’s Flower-Pot” | By J.M. Barrie | Ereading Worksheet

“The Hydrophobic Skunk” | By Irvin S. Cobb - Cobb takes readers on a snipe hunt in this short, witty tale. Students should appreciate the humorous plot movements so much, that they may not even get hung up on the bits of dialect. View my readibility scores . “The Hydrophobic Skunk” | By Irvin S. Cobb | RTF “The Hydrophobic Skunk” | By Irvin S. Cobb | PDF “The Hydrophobic Skunk” | By Irvin S. Cobb | Preview “The Hydrophobic Skunk” | By Irvin S. Cobb | Answers “The Hydrophobic Skunk” | By Irvin S. Cobb | Ereading Worksheet

“A Respectable Woman” | By Kate Chopin - The presence of a guest causes tension in a married woman’s home. Warning: this story deals with issues of infidelity, or at least the implications of such. View my readibility scores . “A Respectable Woman” | By Kate Chopin | RTF “A Respectable Woman” | By Kate Chopin | PDF “A Respectable Woman” | By Kate Chopin | Preview “A Respectable Woman” | By Kate Chopin | Answers “A Respectable Woman” | By Kate Chopin | Ereading Worksheet

“A Piece of Steak” | By Jack London - What is the difference between winning and losing? Sometimes, it can be less than you think. This is the story of an old boxer who cannot afford to lose his next fight. View my readibility scores . “A Piece of Steak” | By Jack London | RTF “A Piece of Steak” | By Jack London | PDF “A Piece of Steak” | By Jack London | Preview “A Piece of Steak” | By Jack London | Answers “A Piece of Steak” | By Jack London | Ereading Worksheet

“The Son” | By Hermann Hesse - The story of a loving and patient dad who struggles with his restless and undisciplined son. View my readibility scores . “The Son” | By Hermann Hesse | RTF “The Son” | By Hermann Hesse | PDF “The Son” | By Hermann Hesse | Preview “The Son” | By Hermann Hesse | Answers “The Son” | By Hermann Hesse | Ereading Worksheet

Context Clues 2.5 - This worksheet has another 12 context clues problems. Students determine the meanings of the bolded words based on the context, and then explain their answers. View my readibility scores . Context Clues 2.5 | RTF Context Clues 2.5 | PDF Context Clues 2.5 | Preview Context Clues 2.5 | Answers

Context Clues 3.1 - This worksheet will help students sharpen their vocabulary skills with 12 challenging practice problems. Determine the meaning of challenging vocabulary words based on contextual clues and explain your answer. View my readibility scores . Context Clues 3.1 | RTF Context Clues 3.1 | PDF Context Clues 3.1 | Preview Context Clues 3.1 | Answers

Context Clues 3.2 - This worksheet will give students practice with challenging vocabulary words. They will figure out what the words mean based on how they are used and then explain their answers. View my readibility scores . Context Clues 3.2 | RTF Context Clues 3.2 | PDF Context Clues 3.2 | Preview Context Clues 3.2 | Answers

Context Clues 3.3 - This worksheet will give students even more practice with context clues. Students will determine the meanings of 12 more challenging vocabulary words and explain their answers. View my readibility scores . Context Clues 3.3 | RTF Context Clues 3.3 | PDF Context Clues 3.3 | Preview Context Clues 3.3 | Answers

Context Clues 3.4 - This worksheet features another 12 tricky vocabulary words used in context-rich sentences. Students determine the meanings of the words and explain their answers. View my readibility scores . Context Clues 3.4 | RTF Context Clues 3.4 | PDF Context Clues 3.4 | Preview Context Clues 3.4 | Answers

Figurative Language Poem | "The Grave" - This wry Robert Blair poems contains some great examples of personification and metaphor. Students read the poem and answer questions about figurative language and poetic techniques used in the poem. View my readibility scores . Figurative Language Poem | "The Grave" | RTF Figurative Language Poem | "The Grave" | PDF Figurative Language Poem | "The Grave" | Preview Figurative Language Poem | "The Grave" | Answers

Figurative Language Poem | "X" and "XXI" - This figurative language worksheet focuses on two short poem excerpts from Emily Dickinson. These are great poems that promote literacy and also have a bunch of metaphors. Students read the poems and answer questions about figurative language and poetic techniques. View my readibility scores . Figurative Language Poem | "X" and "XXI" | RTF Figurative Language Poem | "X" and "XXI" | PDF Figurative Language Poem | "X" and "XXI" | Preview Figurative Language Poem | "X" and "XXI" | Answers

Figurative Language Poem | "A Lady" - Amy Lowell's interesting poem focuses on an interaction between a young woman and an old woman. It contains metaphor, personification, hyperbole, and simile. Students read the poem and answer questions about figurative language techniques and poetic devices. View my readibility scores . Figurative Language Poem | "A Lady" | RTF Figurative Language Poem | "A Lady" | PDF Figurative Language Poem | "A Lady" | Preview Figurative Language Poem | "A Lady" | Answers

Figurative Language Worksheet | Shakespeare - If you've never heard of William Shakespeare, he wrote sonnets and plays. Ha ha. Just joking. Of course you've heard of William Shakespeare. This four page worksheet has 23 figurative language examples taken from some of the master's texts. Students read each example, determine the technique being used, and explain their answers. View my readibility scores . Figurative Language Worksheet | Shakespeare | RTF Figurative Language Worksheet | Shakespeare | PDF Figurative Language Worksheet | Shakespeare | Preview Figurative Language Worksheet | Shakespeare | Answers Figurative Language Worksheet | Shakespeare | Ereading Worksheet

Personification Worksheet 6 - This worksheet features another 10 examples of personification from classic poems. Students find the object or idea that is being personified in each example and then explain the quality or trait that is given. View my readibility scores . Personification Worksheet 6 | RTF Personification Worksheet 6 | PDF Personification Worksheet 6 | Preview Personification Worksheet 6 | Answers

Personification Worksheet 7 - This worksheet features 10 more poetic examples of personification. Students identify what is being personified and then explain the human quality or trait that is given. View my readibility scores . Personification Worksheet 7 | RTF Personification Worksheet 7 | PDF Personification Worksheet 7 | Preview Personification Worksheet 7 | Answers

Genre Worksheet 3 - This worksheet contains another 8 problems that will help students master genre. Based on short descriptions of texts, students must determine the genre and subgenre of a variety of works. They also must explain their answers. View my readibility scores . Genre Worksheet 3 | RTF Genre Worksheet 3 | PDF Genre Worksheet 3 | Preview Genre Worksheet 3 | Answers Genre Worksheet 3 | Ereading Worksheet

Genre Worksheet 4 - This worksheet has 9 problems to help students become genre experts. Students read short descriptions of texts and determine the genre and subgenre based on textual details. Then they explain their answers. View my readibility scores . Genre Worksheet 4 | RTF Genre Worksheet 4 | PDF Genre Worksheet 4 | Preview Genre Worksheet 4 | Answers Genre Worksheet 4 | Ereading Worksheet

Genre Worksheet 6 - This worksheet has 8 short descriptions of texts. Students read these descriptions and determine the genre and subgenre of each text. Then they explain their answers. View my readibility scores . Genre Worksheet 6 | RTF Genre Worksheet 6 | PDF Genre Worksheet 6 | Preview Genre Worksheet 6 | Answers Genre Worksheet 6 | Ereading Worksheet

Genre Worksheet 9 - This worksheet has 9 more descriptions of texts. Students read each description and determine the genre and subgenre of the text. Then they explain their answers. View my readibility scores . Genre Worksheet 9 | RTF Genre Worksheet 9 | PDF Genre Worksheet 9 | Preview Genre Worksheet 9 | Answers Genre Worksheet 9 | Ereading Worksheet

Main Idea, Text Structure, and Valentine's Day - This worksheet has six passages related to Valentine's Day. Students read the passages, interpret the main ideas, express the main ideas as a title, and represent the text structures using graphic organizers. View my readibility scores . Main Idea, Text Structure, and Valentine's Day | RTF Main Idea, Text Structure, and Valentine's Day | PDF Main Idea, Text Structure, and Valentine's Day | Preview Main Idea, Text Structure, and Valentine's Day | Answers

Main Idea and Text Structure Worksheet | Robots - Students read six paragraphs about robots and identify and express the main idea of each. Then they write a title for the passage that expresses the main idea of the text, and create a graphic organizer that represents the structure of text. View my readibility scores . Main Idea and Text Structure Worksheet | Robots | RTF Main Idea and Text Structure Worksheet | Robots | PDF Main Idea and Text Structure Worksheet | Robots | Preview Main Idea and Text Structure Worksheet | Robots | Answers

Main Idea and Text Structure Worksheet | Bicycles - Students will have a "wheelie" good time completing this 6 question text structure and main idea worksheet. Students read each passage, identify and explain the main idea, create a title related to the main idea, and draw and use an appropriate graphic organizer to contain information from the text. View my readibility scores . Main Idea and Text Structure Worksheet | Bicycles | RTF Main Idea and Text Structure Worksheet | Bicycles | PDF Main Idea and Text Structure Worksheet | Bicycles | Preview Main Idea and Text Structure Worksheet | Bicycles | Answers

Point of View Worksheet 4 - This worksheet has 9 passages taken from short stories. Students read the passages, determine the narrator's view point, and explain their answers. View my readibility scores . Point of View Worksheet 4 | RTF Point of View Worksheet 4 | PDF Point of View Worksheet 4 | Preview Point of View Worksheet 4 | Answers Point of View Worksheet 4 | Ereading Worksheet

Story Structure Quiz | "Blood is Thicker" - Students read a short story about two sisters who learn to work together. Then they answer multiple-choice questions about the story structure. View my readibility scores . Story Structure Quiz | "Blood is Thicker" | RTF Story Structure Quiz | "Blood is Thicker" | PDF Story Structure Quiz | "Blood is Thicker" | Preview Story Structure Quiz | "Blood is Thicker" | Answers

Story Structure Worksheet | "The Way of the World" - Students read a short story about an old-school businessman who must learn to adapt to the new world. Then they analyze the story structure and answer questions related to the plot. View my readibility scores . Story Structure Worksheet | "The Way of the World" | RTF Story Structure Worksheet | "The Way of the World" | PDF Story Structure Worksheet | "The Way of the World" | Preview Story Structure Worksheet | "The Way of the World" | Answers

Summary and Main Idea with Trains - Students read four short passages related to trains. Then they summarize each passage and come up with a title related to the main idea of the passage. View my readibility scores . Summary and Main Idea with Trains | RTF Summary and Main Idea with Trains | PDF Summary and Main Idea with Trains | Preview Summary and Main Idea with Trains | Answers

Text Structure Worksheet 1 - This worksheet contains six passages, each structured using a different pattern of organization. Students read each passage, determine how it is structured, and add information from the passage into the appropriate graphic organizer. View my readibility scores . Text Structure Worksheet 1 | RTF Text Structure Worksheet 1 | PDF Text Structure Worksheet 1 | Preview Text Structure Worksheet 1 | Answers Text Structure Worksheet 1 | Ereading Worksheet

Text Structure Worksheet | Dinosaurs - This worksheet contains 6 passages about dinosaurs. Students determine the structure of each passage and put information from the text into an appropriate graphic organizer. View my readibility scores . Text Structure Worksheet | Dinosaurs | RTF Text Structure Worksheet | Dinosaurs | PDF Text Structure Worksheet | Dinosaurs | Preview Text Structure Worksheet | Dinosaurs | Answers Text Structure Worksheet | Dinosaurs | Ereading Worksheet

Text Structure Worksheet | Natural Disasters - This worksheet has 11 passages about tornados, earthquakes, and other natural disasters. Students determine the structure of each text and put information from the passage into the appropriate graphic organizer. View my readibility scores . Text Structure Worksheet | Natural Disasters | RTF Text Structure Worksheet | Natural Disasters | PDF Text Structure Worksheet | Natural Disasters | Preview Text Structure Worksheet | Natural Disasters | Answers Text Structure Worksheet | Natural Disasters | Ereading Worksheet

Text Structure Worksheet | Pizza - This worksheet has 10 delicious passages about pizza. Students identify the structure of each text and then put information from the passage into an appropriate graphic organizer. View my readibility scores . Text Structure Worksheet | Pizza | RTF Text Structure Worksheet | Pizza | PDF Text Structure Worksheet | Pizza | Preview Text Structure Worksheet | Pizza | Answers Text Structure Worksheet | Pizza | Ereading Worksheet

Text Structure Worksheet | Twisters - This worksheet has 5 twister related passages. Students determine the structure of each text and then put information from each passage into an appropriate graphic organizer. View my readibility scores . Text Structure Worksheet | Twisters | RTF Text Structure Worksheet | Twisters | PDF Text Structure Worksheet | Twisters | Preview Text Structure Worksheet | Twisters | Answers Text Structure Worksheet | Twisters | Ereading Worksheet

Text Structure Worksheet | Fireworks - Students will have an explosive time completing this text structure worksheet. They read 11 passages about fireworks, determine the structure of each, and create a graphic organizer that contains important information from the passage. View my readibility scores . Text Structure Worksheet | Fireworks | RTF Text Structure Worksheet | Fireworks | PDF Text Structure Worksheet | Fireworks | Preview Text Structure Worksheet | Fireworks | Answers

Text Structure Worksheet | Computers - Students read 10 paragraphs about computers and determine the text structure of each. Then they create and use a graphic organizer to visually represent the structure of the passage. View my readibility scores . Text Structure Worksheet | Computers | RTF Text Structure Worksheet | Computers | PDF Text Structure Worksheet | Computers | Preview Text Structure Worksheet | Computers | Answers

Tone Worksheet 2 - This worksheet has another four emotive poems. Students identify the speaker's tone and support their answers by referring to the text. View my readibility scores . Tone Worksheet 2 | RTF Tone Worksheet 2 | PDF Tone Worksheet 2 | Preview Tone Worksheet 2 | Answers

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Chess | Nonfiction Reading Test (Gr. 1-4) TV | Nonfiction Reading Test (Gr. 1-4) Metal Detectors | Nonfiction Reading Test (Gr. 2-6) Tetris | Nonfiction Reading Test (Gr. 2-6) Seat Belts | Nonfiction Reading Test (Gr. 2-6) The Coliseum | Nonfiction Reading Test (Gr. 2-6) The Pony Express | Nonfiction Reading Test (Gr. 2-6) Wintertime | Nonfiction Reading Test (Gr. 2-6) Reading | Nonfiction Reading Test (Gr. 3-7) Black Friday | Nonfiction Reading Test (Gr. 3-7) Hummingbirds | Nonfiction Reading Test (Gr. 3-7) Worst Game Ever? | Nonfiction Reading Test (Gr. 4-8) Carnivorous Plants | Nonfiction Reading Test (Gr. 4-8) Google | Nonfiction Reading Test (Gr. 4-8) Honey Badgers | Nonfiction Reading Test (Gr. 4-8) Hyperinflation | Nonfiction Reading Test (Gr. 4-8) Koko | Nonfiction Reading Test Ereading Worksheet (Gr. 4-8) Mongooses | Nonfiction Reading Test (Gr. 5-9) Trampolines | Nonfiction Reading Test (Gr. 5-9) Garbage | Nonfiction Reading Test (Gr. 5-9) Maginot Line | Nonfiction Reading Test Ereading Worksheet (Gr. 5-9) Asian Carp | Nonfiction Reading Test Ereading Worksheet (Gr. 5-9) A Tale of Two Countries | Nonfiction Reading Test (Gr. 6-10) Kevlar | Nonfiction Reading Test (Gr. 7-10) Tigers | Nonfiction Reading Test (Gr. 7-11) Statue of Liberty | Nonfiction Reading Test (Gr. 8-10) Submarines | Nonfiction Reading Test (Gr. 8-12) Castles | Nonfiction Reading Test (Gr. 9-13) Gutenberg | Nonfiction Reading Test (Gr. 9-13) Author's Purpose Practice 1 Author's Purpose Practice 2 Author's Purpose Practice 3 Author's Purpose Practice 4 Author's Purpose Practice 5 Author's Purpose Practice 6 Fact and Opinion Practice 1 Fact and Opinion Practice 2 Fact and Opinion Practice 3 Idioms Practice Test 1 With Long Responses Idioms Practice Test 2 With Long Responses Figurative Language Practice 1 Figurative Language Practice 1 With Long Responses Figurative Language Practice 2 Figurative Language Practice 2 With Long Responses Figurative Language Practice 3 Figurative Language Practice 3 With Long Responses Figurative Language Practice 4 With Long Responses Figurative Language Practice 5 With Long Responses Figurative Language Practice 6 With Long Responses Figurative Language Practice 7 With Long Responses Figurative Language Practice 8 With Long Responses Figurative Language Practice 9 With Long Responses Figurative Language Practice | Edgar Allan Poe Figurative Language Practice | Edgar Allan Poe With Long Responses Figurative Language Practice | O. Henry Figurative Language Practice | O. Henry With Long Responses Figurative Language Practice | Shakespeare Genre and Subgenre Practice 1 Genre and Subgenre Practice 2 Genre and Subgenre Practice 3 Genre and Subgenre Practice 4 View More Genre and Subgenre Practice Tests Irony Practice 1 Irony Practice 2 Irony Practice 3 Making Inferences Practice 2 Main Idea Practice 1 Main Idea Practice 2 Point of View Practice 1 | Multiple Choice Only Point of View Practice 1 | With Long Responses Point of View Practice 2 | Multiple Choice Only Point of View Practice 2 | With Long Responses Text Structure Practice 1 Text Structure Practice 2 Text Structure Practice 3 Text Structure Practice 4 Text Structure Practice 5 Story Structure Practice 1

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Where can i get a solution to these worksheets

I think this site is fantastic and it’s easy to use 🙂 It’s nice that for the reading comprehension worksheets there are multiple choice and long response questions, as students need practice answering harder questions.

Hey +Georgia , did you get a solution to these?

Check the links that say “Answers”

These are AMAZING!!! Thank you so much!!! A long-term substitute who has been struggling.

Hi I really need a story about friendship as a reading comprehension for my grade 8 learners Thanks in advance

can i have a worksheet of seat belts?please?

Where is the comprehension. Which. I can practice

This is a pretty good section for that: http://www.ereadingworksheets.com/free-reading-worksheets/reading-comprehension-worksheets/

How can I even begin to say THANK YOU for this incredible resource that you have created. It is much appreciated.

Norma Hernandez

Need some worksheets on Connotation/Denotation

Courtney Meger

Very helpful for me and my friends to learn more about language arts

Lori Reaves

I teach a nursing assistant course. I came across your very helpful site while looking for a way to determine incoming students’ reading comprehension level. What grade would they have to score to be considered competent at that grade level? Thanks!

These worksheets shouldn’t really be used to evaluate a student’s reading level. Rather, they should be used with students whose reading levels are known. If you know that a student is reading at a 6th-10th grade level, these 8th grade worksheets are probably appropriate for him or her. I’m sorry that I currently have no diagnostic test available. Perhaps I will devise one someday. Best wishes!

Thank you Made it very easy to find anwsers to my work

Yeah, this is an interesting situation.

I’ve thought about putting up a 99 cent annual paywall over the answer keys to prevent students from accessing them, but decided that it was a bad idea.

Mainly because motivated students use the site too, as well as cheaters, and shouldn’t motivated students be able to check their work?

Not to mention that a resourceful student can always use the Internet to find the answers to their homework and “workaround” the learning experience, so to speak.

I’m all for making it harder for cheaters, but not to the point where it cripples the learning experiences of those with sincere intentions.

Any one else have any thoughts on this?

I just have to echo all the comments here. This is THE most helpful site I have ever found for teaching reading comprehension at a variety of levels. These are not boring and are not so extensive as to intimidate reluctant readers. You are an absolute life saver!!! Thank you!

I appreciate your echoes. Thank you for visiting and I hope that I can continue to an asset to you in the coming years.

AWESOME stuff here!!! I am excited to be able to use this material for my low level 9th graders. Interesting passages with appropriate questions. Hoping they will have interest in improving their reading scores. Older new teacher here – thanks for all of your hard work and dedication.

You are most welcome. Thank you for taking the time to comment.

dimple bakhda

You have one of the best English language tutorial website. My compliments to you Sir, and my heartfelt gratitude!! Any student of English will be able to improvise and develop his language to another level with your worksheets. Amazing and painstaking work done!!

Thank you for visiting and taking the time to comment. I appreciate it.

I agree, thank you from the bottom of my heart for putting together such an amazing site. I teach a free GED program to low-income students ages & your site allows me to access wonderful resource materials for them.

I am so happy to hear it. Thank you for visiting and taking the time to comment. Best wishes!

Thank you for creating this website. I teach ESL students and the woksheets are very helpful.

What can I say? Thank you and you are AWESOME! This is the most helpful site that I have found for teaching middle school ELA.

Thank you very much for your time and effort in putting up this great site. I find it really useful and my students learn a lot! Thanks again.

Thank you for the wonderful work you have done to provide such awesome resources. This makes my job much easier, as well as makes me more effective in teaching my students what they are expected to learn. I appreciate your efforts!!

You are so welcome.

This is the best English site I have found! Love all the different reading levels and variety of passages!!!

Thank you so much for saying so.

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