Reading Comprehension Skills and Strategies - Level 7

Na m e : ___ Date: _ Directions: Read each story excerpt. Highlight or underline any words you feel set the tone for the story. ...

Na m e : ___ _ Directions: Date: As you read the story, look for clues the author uses to set the tone. Follow the directions. E ...

Na m e : ___ Date: _ Directions: The story below is based on the life of Naturalist Louis Agassiz. Follow the plot to see how an ...

Na m e : ___ _ Directions: Date: Read the story below about a character nicknamed OT. Follow the events of the story to find out ...

Na m e : ___ Date: _ Directions: Read each sentence below. Think about its purpose. Is it to give factual information, or is it ...

Na m e : ___ _ Directions: Date: The purpose of each paragraph below is to inform. One sentence does not belong in the paragraph ...

Na m e : ___ Date: _ Directions: Sometimes the purpose of what you read is to persuade, or convince, you of something. Someone m ...

Na m e : ___ _ Directions: Date: In advertising, many tactics are used to help persuade you to buy something. Some of these are ...

Na m e : ___ Date: _ Directions: A good summary is short and contains general information about the story rather than lots of sp ...

Na m e : ___ _ Directions: Date: Summarize the plot of a movie you have seen and a book you have read. For each, first list the ...

Na m e : ___ Date: _ Directions: Below is a mixed-up list of events from the classic fairy tale Little Red Riding Hood. Fill in ...

Na m e : ___ _ Directions: Date: Read about early automobiles. Then summarize the events in order on the map. The first automobi ...

Na m e : ___ Date: _ Directions: Read this retelling of an ancient Greek myth. Then, complete the map of story events. Long ago, ...

Na m e : ___ _ Directions: Date: Read the poem. Then map the story events in order. The firemen rested on their cots Some playin ...

Na m e : ___ Date: _ Directions: Find a human interest story in the newspaper or in a magazine. Complete the story map below by ...

Na m e : ___ Date: _ Character #1 Name Description Character trait Character trait Problem/Goal Resolution/Solution Description ...

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Na m e : ___ Date: _ Mr. Gerrard owns a business that sells auto parts. He buys the parts he stocks from many different manufact ...

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Students generalizationsgraphic devicestrivial/redundant informationstory genretopic/supporting sentencescompare/contrastcause/e ...