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 9th grade reading comprehension passages along with questions and answers and related vocabulary activities.
by William Shakespeare from The Merchant of Venice
Act IV, Scene 1 passage: William Shakespeare's chara...
by Charlotte Brontë from Jane Eyre
Chapter I passage: Charlotte Brontë published her no...
by Robert Frost
Robert Frost (1874-1963) is one of the most celebrat...
by Stephen Crane from The Red Badge of Courage
Chapter I passage: Stephen Crane's classic tale "The...
by William Shakespeare from Romeo and Juliet
Act III passage: Everything seemed to be going so we...
by Charles Dickens from Great Expectations
Chapter I passage: Charles Dickens published "Great ...
by Mark Twain from The Innocents Abroad
Chapter VII passage: Mark Twain is known for his fic...
by George Bernard Shaw from Pygmalion
The much-loved musical "My Fair Lady" had its origi...
by Charles Dickens from American Notes for General Circulation
Chapter VIII passage: The White House today receives...
by RV Staff Writer J.C.H.
Jackie Robinson broke the color line in major league...