Other Skills: Character Traits Compare and Contrast Context Clues Fact and Opinion Figurative Language Main / Central Idea Point of View Rhythm & Rhyme Story Elements Summary Symbolism Theme
Below you'll find 8th grade reading comprehension passages along with questions and answers and related vocabulary activities. Great for reading skills development for middle and rising high school students.
Madison Parker finds herself immediately attracted to the new boy at Ryker Middle School. She figures out what is causing the a...
by Robert Louis Stevenson from Across the Plains
While more famous for his adventure novels such as “...
“Across the Plains” was Robert Louis Stevenson’s tra...
Robert Louis Stevenson traveled across the United St...
by RV Staff Writer J.C.
Good-natured and exuberant Ralphie finds himself wit...
A mysterious thief is pulling heists all over London...
More noted for his works of fiction and poetry, Robe...
This descriptive passage paints a scene of a quiet, ...
by Susan B. Anthony
Susan B. Anthony was a devout women’s rights activis...
by Booker T. Washington from Up From Slavery
Chapter 2 passage: Educator, author, leader, preside...