Reading Comprehension Passages
These reading comprehension passages are short, original stories and articles written for early readers. Each one has four multiple-choice questions, a writing prompt and an answer key.
Passages are marked K–1, 1st–2nd or 2nd–3rd. Nonfiction topics include honeybees, sea turtles, why leaves change color and the Moon.
The Lost Mitten
Fiction
It was a cold day. Ben went out to play in the snow.
He made a big snowman. He gave it a hat and a red scarf.
When Ben went in, he had one mitten. Where was the other one?
Ben looked at the snowman. The snowman had a red mitten on its stick hand!
Ben laughed. "You can keep it until spring," he said.
Answer the questions. Circle the best answer.
What did Ben make?
a. a snowmanb. a sledc. a fortWhat was lost?
a. a hatb. a mittenc. a scarfWhere was the lost thing?
a. in the houseb. under the snowc. on the snowmanHow did Ben feel at the end?
a. sadb. happyc. scared
Write about it
Draw and write about something you would put on a snowman.
The Lost Mitten: Answer Key
What did Ben make?
a. a snowman
What was lost?
b. a mitten
Where was the lost thing?
c. on the snowman
How did Ben feel at the end?
b. happy
Writing answers will vary.
Teaching tips
- Read the passage twice: once for fun, once to find answers.
- Ask students to underline the sentence that proves each answer.
- Use the K–1 stories as a read-aloud for younger students.
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