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WWII: Germany + Japan Reading Packet

Close-reading packet on German aggression in Europe and Japanese aggression in Asia before World War II, built around an 800-Lexile informational passage.
WWII: Germany + Japan Reading Packet preview: Teacher guide and close-reading passage
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Look Inside · 9 pages · answer key included

Teacher guide note listing the passage, 8 multiple choice items, organizers, vocabulary and writing prompts with keys
Read first to plan the close reading sequence
Passage on German and Japanese aggression before WWII; students circle main ideas, underline details and box new words
Core text for all three reads of the packet
First read main idea practice: students find paragraph one's main idea and 3 details, then answer 5 questions on Japan
Check annotation and main idea after the first read
Vocabulary in context: students mark part of speech, define and write sentences for reparations and negotiate
Second-read word work with passage sentences
Vocabulary in context: students choose part of speech, define and use isolationism and industrialization in sentences
Continue vocabulary practice with two more terms
Causes of WWII charts: students list events in Germany and Japan, then sort countries into Allied and Axis Powers
Third-read graphic organizer for causes and alliances
Reading comprehension quiz: 8 multiple choice questions on the Treaty of Versailles, invasions and Pearl Harbor
Quick comprehension check after the third read
Summary writing: students explain how Germany broke the Treaty of Versailles and describe aggression in Europe and Asia
Written response using text evidence

Answer key included

Answer key included
Grades
Grade 5, Elementary
File type
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Preparation
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Updated Oct 13, 2026

Subject
Social Studies, History, History: World
Topic
close reads, world history
Resource types
Worksheets & Printables, Worksheets
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What's inside this resource

This resource is a World War II: Germany + Japan Close Reading Packet.

This is a great no prep resource that all you have to do is print and go!

Students will love learning history as they read an informative passage and apply vocabulary terms.

Worksheets included such as multiple-choice questions and graphic organizers will allow them to show what they know.

These work well for social studies or reading instruction.

Answer keys included.

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In the classroom

Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Describe German and Japanese aggression leading up to World War II
  • Identify the main idea of the 800-Lexile passage and the details that support it
  • Classify events and nations as Allied or Axis

Skills covered

  • Annotation — circling the main idea, underlining details and boxing unfamiliar words
  • Vocabulary in context — working out terms such as isolationism from the passage
  • Constructed-response writing — summarizing German and Japanese aggression in short and extended answers

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Concepts & topics

Core concepts

  • Axis powers
  • Allied powers
  • Isolationism
  • Reparations
  • Industrialization

Topics

close reads world history Germany Japan World War II

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