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National Donut Day Reading Comprehension Passage & Questions

Students read about National Donut Day’s history and answer questions using the passage. The reading connects the celebration with the wartime service of the Donut Lassies.
Grades
Grades 3–4
Pages
6
File type
PDF
Answer key
Included

Updated Jun 02, 2025

Subject
ELA, Reading Comprehension
Topic
National Donut Day, Informational passage
Resource types
Worksheets
Answer key
Included
Standards
RI.3.1

Product description

From the author

Sweeten your reading lessons with this National Donut Day Reading Comprehension Passage! Celebrated on the first Friday in June, this delicious resource teaches students about the history, traditions, and fun facts behind everyone's favorite treat while building essential literacy skills. Your class will love this high-interest topic that makes learning as enjoyable as a fresh donut!

Objective
This activity helps students:
✔ Develop reading comprehension through engaging nonfiction text
✔ Learn about donut history
✔ Practice identifying main ideas and key details
✔ Build vocabulary

Order

  1. Read: Students enjoy the illustrated donut passage

  2. Respond: Complete tasty comprehension activities:

    • Multiple choice and true/false (historical facts and vocabulary)

    • Short answer (critical thinking)

More Details:

  • Format: PDF file

  • size: 11*8.5 Inches

  • Number Of Pages: 6 pages

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Enjoy!

In the classroom

Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Recall when and why National Donut Day began

  • Identify historical details in an informational text

  • Answer comprehension questions from passage evidence

Teaching tips

  • Discuss the service history before focusing on the modern celebration.

  • Have readers underline the sentence supporting each response.

Skills covered

  • Informational reading

  • Historical detail recall

  • Text-evidence selection

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Curriculum

Standards, concepts & topics

Standards

  • RI.3.1

Core concepts

  • National Donut Day

  • Holiday history

  • Reading comprehension

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