6th Grade Reading Comprehension Passages

Reading Passages, Questions & Answers - Sixth Grade

Below you’ll find 6th grade reading comprehension passages along with questions and answers and vocabulary activities. These printable 6th grade reading exercises are great for students who need extra reading skills development or just want some extra practice!

The New Boy

Ryker Middle School was so small everybody knew everybody there.  So when a new boy showed up one Tuesday morning just before the first bell rang, he stood out like a sore thumb. Well, maybe not like a sore thumb. He was too good looking for that. He was more…

The Great Race of Mercy

In the winter of 1925, the small city of Nome, Alaska faced a dangerous disease outbreak. The medicine they needed was located hundreds of miles away. Teams of sled dogs and their mushers saved the city by transporting the medicine 674 miles through snow and ice. Their heroic effort is…

The Delights of Anticipation

Anne Shirley is a Canadian orphan in the early 1900s. She lives on a farm with Marilla Cuthbert and Marilla’s brother Matthew. In this passage, Anne is excited because there is a Sunday School picnic coming up, and when Anne is excited, she talks a great deal. Diana is Anne’s…