This text, ‘A Different Point of View’ gives a brief history of the life and work of the American artist Georgia O’Keefe. It provides opportunities for students to practise vocabulary and comprehension skills. Answer sheet provided with file download.
This Reading Comprehension worksheet, ‘A Guide and a Princess’, features two biographical texts about the courageous Native American women Sacagawea and Sarah Winnemucca. It encourages students to use a variety of strategies to interpret the texts and includes questions about making an inference, making a judgment, detail, drawing a conclusion, reasoning, predicting outcome, and comparison/contrast.
This Reading Comprehension worksheet, ‘A Man of Honour’, features a biographical text about the American Civil War hero Joshua Chamberlain. It encourages students to use a variety of strategies to interpret the text and includes questions about classifying, reasoning, making a judgment, fact/opinion, detail, sequence, and character. Answer sheet provided with file download.
This Reading Comprehension worksheet, ‘A Perilous Voyage’, features a biographical text about Francis Chichester’s round-the-world sailing expedition in Gipsy Moth IV. It encourages students to use a variety of strategies to interpret the text and includes questions about validity, making a judgment, vocabulary, drawing a conclusion, detail, cause and effect, making an inference, and sequence. …More
In this article, ‘A Poet’s Life’, readers learn about the life and inspirations of the Black American poet, Langston Hughes. It provides opportunities for students to practise vocabulary and comprehension skills. Answer sheet provided with file download.
The article, ‘An American Architect’ describes the life and career of famous American architect Frank Lloyd Wright. It includes the thinking behind his practice, and describes two of his most famous houses. It provides opportunities for students to practise vocabulary and comprehension skills. Answer sheet provided with file download.
The article, ‘An American Conservationist’ describes the life and work of the man who was responsible for the establishment of Yosemite National Park and many other conservation projects in the United States. It provides opportunities for students to practise vocabulary and comprehension skills. Answer sheet provided with file download.
This Reading Comprehension worksheet, ‘Arctic Quest’, features two texts about the polar explorers Matthew Henson and Robert Peary. It encourages students to use a variety of strategies to interpret the texts and includes questions about drawing a conclusion, making an inference, character, detail, reasoning, and comparison/contrast.
The article, ‘Cesar Chavez’ describes the life and work of the Mexican American farm worker who was inspired by great thinkers of the past to fight for the rights of farm workers in America. It provides opportunities for students to practise vocabulary and comprehension skills. Answer sheet provided with file download.
This Reading Comprehension worksheet, ‘Charles Erkine’s story’, features a biographical text about a cabin boy on the United States South Seas Exploring Expedition of 1838-42. It encourages students to use a variety of strategies to interpret the text and includes questions about making a judgment, cause and effect, sequence, reasoning, character, importance, and genre. Answer …More
This Reading Comprehension worksheet, ‘Conservation Pioneers’, features two biographical texts about the early conservationists John Muir and Gifford Pinchot. It encourages students to use a variety of strategies to interpret the text and includes questions about key biographical facts, main contributions, and comparison/contrast.
This graphic organiser, ‘Continuum’ helps students see historical events from different perspectives, identifying negative and positive events.
This Reading Comprehension worksheet, ‘Cousins in the White House’, features two biographical texts about the U.S. presidents Theodore Roosevelt and Franklin D. Roosevelt. It encourages students to use a variety of strategies to interpret the texts and includes questions about making an inference, detail, comparison/contrast, predicting an outcome, and forming an opinion.
This Reading Comprehension worksheet, ‘David Thompson, Explorer’, features a biographical text about one of the world’s greatest land geographers. It encourages students to use a variety of strategies to interpret the text and includes questions about character, detail, reasoning, validity, cause and effect, fact/opinion, sequence, theme, making a judgment, and reasoning. Answer sheet provided with …More
This Reading Comprehension worksheet, ‘Eliza Lucas Pinckney’, features a biographical text about America’s first important agriculturalist. It encourages students to use a variety of strategies to interpret the text and includes questions about character, cause and effect, validity, importance, drawing a conclusion, sequence, detail, and genre. Answer sheet provided with file download.
This Reading Comprehension worksheet, ‘Elizabeth Blackwell’, features a biographical text about the first female doctor in the United States. It encourages students to use a variety of strategies to interpret the text and includes questions about comparison/contrast, drawing a conclusion, cause and effect, detail, making a judgment, and genre. Answer sheet provided with file download.
This Reading Comprehension worksheet, ‘Forgotten Inventors from History’, features two biographical texts about Oliver Evans, who invented the assembly line, and Mary Anderson, who invented the windshield wiper. It encourages students to use a variety of strategies to interpret the texts and includes questions about central purpose, cause and effect, visual comprehension, emotional reactions, figurative …More
This Reading Comprehension worksheet, ‘Geronimo’, features a biographical text about the famous Apache warrior who eluded the U.S. army for many years. It encourages students to use a variety of strategies to interpret the text and includes questions about comparison/contrast, detail, validity, drawing a conclusion, sequence, reasoning, and genre. Answer sheet provided with file download.
This analysing text worksheet ‘Gipsy Moth IV’ supports students to use various strategies to understand a narrative text about Francis Chichester’s circumnavigation of the globe. It is aimed at encouraging students to deconstruct the text in order to gain a deeper understanding of its purpose, to recall specific details from the text, to look critically …More
This Reading Comprehension worksheet, ‘Hakeem Olajuwon’, features a biographical text about a famous basketball player who immigrated to the United States from Nigeria. It encourages students to use a variety of strategies to interpret the text and includes questions about detail, drawing a conclusion, cause and effect, making a judgment, character, validity, and genre. Answer …More
This graphic organiser, ‘Helen Keller Facts or Opinions’ helps students distinguish facts from opinions after reading about Helen Keller.
This Reading Comprehension worksheet, ‘Innovators and Visionaries’, features two informational texts about pioneer inventors and innovative architects. It encourages students to use a variety of strategies to interpret the texts and includes questions about cause and effect, comparison/contrast, hypotheticals, and pros and cons.
This analysing text worksheet ‘John James Audubon’ supports students to use various strategies to understand a narrative text the famous artist. It is aimed at encouraging students to draw conclusions about what they have read and to recall specific details from the text as well as form opinions about the text as a whole in …More
The article, ‘Leonardo da Vinci’ tells about the life of this famous fifteenth century artist in Italy. It provides opportunities for students to practise vocabulary and comprehension skills. Answer sheet provided with file download.
This Reading Comprehension worksheet, ‘Lost among the Giants’, features a biographical text in journal form about Henry Knox and his role in the American Revolution. It encourages students to use a variety of strategies to interpret the text and includes questions about character, making a judgment, reasoning, detail, and drawing a conclusion. Answer sheet provided …More
This analysing text worksheet ‘Louis Braille’ supports students to use various strategies to understand a narrative text about the famous inventor of Braille. It is aimed at encouraging students to deconstruct the text in order to gain a deeper understanding of its purpose and to recall specific details from the text, as well as draw …More
This Reading Comprehension worksheet, ‘Louis Braille’, features a biographical text about the inventor of the Braille writing system. It encourages students to use a variety of strategies to interpret the text and includes questions about character, cause and effect, drawing a conclusion, detail, making an inference, reasoning, presentation, and genre. Answer sheet provided with file …More
This editing and revising learning activity, ‘My Grandfather and Me’ encourages students to recognise capitalisation and spelling errors, punctuation and sentence structure. Answer sheet provided with file download.
This article, ‘Old Bones’ tells about the life of Mary Anning, an English woman who discovered many important fossils. It provides opportunities for students to practise vocabulary and comprehension skills. Answer sheet provided with file download.
This analysing text worksheet ‘P.T. Barnum’ supports students to use various strategies to understand a biographical text about the famous showman. It is aimed at encouraging students to recall specific details from the text and to look critically at words in order to ascertain their particular meaning in context, as well as draw conclusions about …More
This Reading Comprehension worksheet, ‘P.T. Barnum’, features a biographical text about the famous showman who promoted circus sideshow acts. It encourages students to use a variety of strategies to interpret the text and includes questions about character, comparison/contrast, sequence, making a judgment, detail, and reasoning. Answer sheet provided with file download.
This Reading Comprehension worksheet, ‘Performing Cowboys’, features two biographical texts about Tom Mix and Will Rogers, cowboys who ended up as stars of stage and screen. It encourages students to use a variety of strategies to interpret the texts and includes questions about detail, drawing a conclusion, reasoning, comparison/contrast, making a judgment, and genre. The …More
This report, ‘Rachel Carson’ describes the life of the American scientist whose writing alerted people to the need to care for the Earth. It provides opportunities for students to practise vocabulary and comprehension skills. Answer sheet provided with file download.
This article, ‘Sacagawea’ describes the life of a Native American woman who helped early settlers find a route across America to the Pacific Ocean. It provides opportunities for students to practise vocabulary and comprehension skills. Answer sheet provided with file download.
This article, ‘Satchel Paige, Pitcher’ tells about the life and achievements of a famous African American baseball player. It provides opportunities for students to practise vocabulary and comprehension skills. Answer sheet provided with file download.
This article, ‘She Made It On Her Own’ tells the story of an African American woman who rose from very poor beginnings to become a successful business woman and philanthropist. It provides opportunities for students to practise vocabulary and comprehension skills. Answer sheet provided with file download.
This analysing text worksheet ‘Sir Francis Chichester’ supports students to use various strategies to understand a narrative text about the famous sailor and aviator. It is aimed at encouraging students to deconstruct the text in order to gain a deeper understanding of its purpose, to recall specific details from the text and to look critically …More
This Reading Comprehension worksheet, ‘Sir Francis Chichester’, features a biographical text about the first person to sail the longest route around the world alone. It encourages students to use a variety of strategies to interpret the text and includes questions about fact/opinion, comparison/contrast, setting, sequence, detail, cause and effect, visual comprehension, mood/tone, the main idea, …More
This analysing text worksheet ‘The First African-American Female Pilot’ supports students to use various strategies to understand a narrative text about Bessie Coleman. It is aimed at encouraging students to deconstruct the text in order to gain a deeper understanding of its purpose, to recall specific details from the text, to look critically at words …More
This Reading Comprehension worksheet, ‘The First Black Female Pilot’, features a biographical text about Bessie Coleman, who became the first black woman to receive a pilot’s licence. It encourages students to use a variety of strategies to interpret the text and includes questions about character, cause and effect, importance, sequence, drawing a conclusion, reasoning, detail, …More
This analysing text worksheet ‘The First Modern Magician’ supports students to use various strategies to understand a narrative text about Robert-Houdin. It is aimed at encouraging students to deconstruct the text in order to gain a deeper understanding of its purpose, to recall specific details from the text and to look critically at words in …More
This Reading Comprehension worksheet, ‘The Messengers’, features two biographical texts about the actions of Emily Geiger and Paul Revere during the American Revolution. It encourages students to use a variety of strategies to interpret the texts and includes questions about importance, making an inference, drawing a conclusion, vocabulary, reasoning, emotional reaction, cause and effect, validity, …More
This Reading Comprehension worksheet, ‘The Plant Doctor’, features a biographical text about George Washington Carver, who was born a slave but became a famous agricultural researcher. The worksheet encourages students to use a variety of strategies to interpret the text and includes questions about detail, drawing a conclusion, vocabulary, importance, reasoning, making a judgment, genre, …More
This Reading Comprehension worksheet, ‘The Sharpshooter’, features a biographical text about Annie Oakley, who became famous performing in Wild West shows. It encourages students to use a variety of strategies to interpret the text and includes questions about detail, validity, cause and effect, mood, fact/opinion, and reasoning. Answer sheet provided with file download.
This Reading Comprehension worksheet, ‘The Swamp Fox’, features a biographical text about the famous Patriot Francis Marion and his role in the American Revolution. It encourages students to use a variety of strategies to interpret the text and includes questions about detail, making a judgment, sequence, drawing a conclusion, vocabulary, genre, information sources, character, and …More
This article, ‘Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.’ describes the childhood and adult achievements of an American president. It provides opportunities for students to practise vocabulary and comprehension skills. Answer sheet provided with file download.
This Reading Comprehension worksheet, ‘Two Inventors’, features two biographical texts about Alexander Bell, who invented the telephone, and Thomas Edison, who invented the electric light. It encourages students to use a variety of strategies to interpret the texts and includes questions about reasoning, drawing a conclusion, detail, cause and effect, classifying, and comparison/contrast. Answer sheet …More
This Reading Comprehension worksheet, ‘Two People Who Changed Motor Racing’, features two biographical texts about Barney Oldfield and Richard Petty. It encourages students to use a variety of strategies to interpret the texts and includes questions about detail, drawing a conclusion, cause and effect, reasoning, sequence, mood/tone, author’s purpose, vocabulary, genre, and comparison/contrast. Answer sheet …More
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