Human Body & Senses: SAMPLE Life Science Reading Comprehension (PDF)
- Grades
- Grades 6–9, Middle School, Homeschool Resources, High School
- Pages
- 4
- File type
- Answer key
- Included
- Subject
- Science, ELA, Reading, Reading Comprehension, Strategies, Resources for Teachers, Life Sciences, Human Body
- Topic
- Middle School, Reading Comprehension
- Resource types
- Writing Prompts, Worksheets & Printables, Centers, Activities, Teacher Tools, Assessments, Quizzes and Tests, Quizzes, Tests
- Answer key
- Included
- Standards
- CCSS.RI.6.1 CCSS.RI.6.2 +10
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This is a ONE PASSAGE SAMPLE. The following is the description of the FULL resource and the downloading links:
Human Body and Senses: Life Science Reading Comprehension Passages (PDF)
This very engaging collection of life science reading passages about Contact Lenses, Goosebumps, and Skin is designed to bridge the gap between science and literacy through strengthening reading comprehension and sparking scientific curiosity in middle school students. Each passage blends English Language Arts skills with accurate science content that supports NGSS classroom practice. Ideal for interdisciplinary learning in ELA and Science. Suitable for Grade 9 review, too!
What Is Included?
There are (3) informational passages:
Clear Vision: The Story of Contact Lenses: Early lenses were hard, bulky, and uncomfortable, but the idea was simple: correct vision right on the eye. Modern soft lenses let oxygen in, stay in place, and give people clear sight without glasses.
Goosebumps: A Chilly Reminder of Our Past: When you get cold or scared, tiny muscles pull on each hair and make bumps. It once helped our hairy ancestors look bigger and hold heat, so today it’s mostly a leftover reflex.
Skin: Your Protective Shield: Skin keeps germs out, moisture in, and helps your body stay at a steady temperature. With nerves and blood vessels close to the surface, it also lets you feel and heal.
Student Tasks for Each Passage:
5 multiple-choice questions targeting main idea, key details, inference, vocabulary in context, and use of evidence
5 vocabulary matching items with clear, student-friendly definitions
5 text-based questions that require citing specific lines or facts
1 summary prompt that asks students to condense central ideas accurately
Full answer key for every section
Available Formats for this Resource
Other Science Reading Collections and Topics You May Find in the Store:
1. Astronomy & Space Science
2. Volcanoes, Rocks, & Mountains
3. Rock Cycle, Soil, & Sinkholes
4. Mars, Glaciers, & Antarctica
5. Water Cycle, Acid Rain, & Wastewater
6. Insects, Animals, & Ecosystems
7. Bioluminescence & Insects
8. Animal Skin, Cats, & T. Rex
9. Human Body and Senses
10. Health & Applied Bioscience
11. Waves, Light, & Imaging
12. Electricity & Energy
13. Motion & Materials
14. Chemistry and Materials Science
15. Electromagnetism
16. Acids and Bases
17. Gas Laws
18. Biotechnology
19. Periodic Trends
20. Protists and Fungi
21. Microevolution
22. Blood
23. Chemical Bonding
24. Magnets
25. Muscles
26. Nuclear Chemistry
27. Electromagnetic Devices
28. Epigenetics
29. The Law of Conservation of Mass
30. Atomic Models
31. Isotopes and Ions
32. Light
33. Human-Environment Interaction
34. Theory of Evolution
35. Photosynthesis
36. Origins of Life and Early Earth
37. Gene Expression and Regulation
38. Thermochemistry
39. Allergies
40. Coevolution
41. Birth to Adulthood
42. Cells
43. Entropy and Free Energy
44. The Human Brain
45. Mixtures and Solutions
46. Invertebrates
47. Zoo Animals
48. Biochemistry
49. Animal Behavior
50. Population Ecology
...and many more engaging science reading passages that cover intriguing and important topics designed to spark curiosity and support student learning.
Product Details
Length: 14 pages total
Grades: 6–8, also suitable for Grade 9 review
Use cases: close reading, stations, homework, intervention, test prep, and sub plans
Standards support: reinforces informational-text skills and supports NGSS-style sense making through observation, modeling, and clear use of claim, evidence, and reasoning
Why Teachers Choose This Set
Authentic science content paired with rigorous literacy practice
Consistent task structure across all passages for easier planning and smoother student routines
Clear, age-appropriate writing that builds confidence without oversimplifying
Use this set to reinforce ELA skills in science, to add literacy to your lessons, or to support independent work. The passages strengthen main idea, evidence use, vocabulary in context, inference, cause and effect, and summary writing. With ready-to-use assessments and complete answer keys, you can provide focused practice that is simple to run and fast to review.
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Learning objectives
- Explain how skin protects the body and helps regulate temperature
- Determine the meaning of science terms such as epidermis and melanocytes
- Summarize the central idea of an informational text
Skills covered
- Vocabulary in context — matching terms such as epidermis and pigment to their definitions
- Summarizing — condensing the passage's central ideas in writing
- Inference — answering questions about cause and effect in the passage
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Standards
Standards
- CCSS.RI.6.1 — Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
- CCSS.RI.6.2 — Determine a central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments.
- CCSS.RI.7.1 — Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
- CCSS.RI.7.2 — Determine two or more central ideas in a text and analyze their development over the course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text.
- CCSS.RI.8.1 — Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
- CCSS.RI.8.2 — Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to supporting ideas; provide an objective summary of the text.
- CCSS.RI.9.1 — Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
- CCSS.RI.9.2 — Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text.
- CCSS.L.6.4 — Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 6 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies. a. Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence or paragraph; a word’s position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase. b. Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., audience, auditory, audible). c. Consult reference materials (e.g., dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses), both print and digital, to find the pronunciation of a word or determine or clarify its precise meaning or its part of speech. d. Verify the preliminary determination of the meaning of a word or phrase (e.g., by checking the inferred meaning in context or in a dictionary).
- CCSS.L.7.4 — Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 6 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies. a. Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence or paragraph; a word’s position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase. b. Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., audience, auditory, audible). c. Consult reference materials (e.g., dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses), both print and digital, to find the pronunciation of a word or determine or clarify its precise meaning or its part of speech. d. Verify the preliminary determination of the meaning of a word or phrase (e.g., by checking the inferred meaning in context or in a dictionary).
- CCSS.L.8.4 — Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words or phrases based on grade 8 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies. a. Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence or paragraph; a word’s position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase. b. Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., precede, recede, secede). c. Consult general and specialized reference materials (e.g., dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses), both print and digital, to find the pronunciation of a word or determine or clarify its precise meaning or its part of speech. d. Verify the preliminary determination of the meaning of a word or phrase (e.g., by checking the inferred meaning in context or in a dictionary).
- CCSS.L.9.4 — Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grades 9–10 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies. a. Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence, paragraph, or text; a word’s position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase. b. Identify and correctly use patterns of word changes that indicate different meanings or parts of speech (e.g., analyze, analysis, analytical; advocate, advocacy). c. Consult general and specialized reference materials (e.g., dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses), both print and digital, to find the pronunciation of a word or determine or clarify its precise meaning, its part of speech, or its etymology. d. Verify the preliminary determination of the meaning of a word or phrase (e.g., by checking the inferred meaning in context or in a dictionary).
Core concepts
Core concepts
- Epidermis
- Melanocytes
- Temperature regulation
- Sensory receptors
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