Nonfiction Reading comprehension

This under-the-sea reading comprehension contains 5 nonfiction reading passages. Each passage is presented four times in different complexities; starting from a simple version of the passage using multiple choice questions (picture-based) and moving on to a more complex passage that uses written questions. All questions to the passages test the student's comprehension of the passage through various questions.

The objective of this activity is to help students practice their reading skills as well as their comprehension skills by using these short nonfiction passages.

The teacher will have to:

* Choose the level of comprehension the student can best complete.

* Print out a worksheet for the relevant student.

The student will have to:

* Read the relevant comprehension

* Answer the questions to the best of their abilities.

Suggestion:

* The passage can be accompanied as an activity while learning about nonfiction.

* These passages can be used as a guided reading activity.

These passages are best suited for a variety of age groups depending on reading level. However can be used in Grades 1, 2, 3 and 4.

The best format this activity can be used in is as a printed-out worksheet.

There is an answer sheet provided.

Sea creatures included:

• Sea turtles

• Orca whales

• Dolphins

• Starfish

• Jellyfish

If you are looking for lessons to accompany this exercise, find the link below to our under-the-sea nonfiction lessons, which are great to use as an introduction lesson or as a recap lesson as they are short and sweet.

There are 23 pages.

Nonfiction lessons:

• Nonfiction captions and labels

• Nonfiction Glossary

• Nonfiction table of contents

• Nonfiction title

• Nonfiction title page

• Nonfiction index
  
  Use:

You are free to use and modify the material.

Non-commercial use only

You may not resell the material.