8th Grade Reading Educational Resources

In Reading Comprehension: The Adventure Begins, learners will read an engaging one-page story and answer a set of comprehension questions about the text. 

Practice analyzing figurative language in context with this excerpt from C.S. Lewis’s classic fantasy novel, The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe!

Explore West Africa's historical gold salt trade with this fascinating reading passage and accompanying set of comprehension questions!

Read an enlightening passage about light pollution and learn ways to bring back the dark night skies in this three-page reading comprehension worksheet!

Learn all about the fascinating field of food science in this four-page informational reading comprehension worksheet!

Read an informational passage about George Washington Carver to learn about his life and achievements!

Students will read an excerpt from the classic adventure story White Fang by Jack London before answering comprehension questions about the text.

Use this worksheet to help middle school students learn how to tell the difference between historical facts and opinions!

Introduce middle school readers to one of the leaders of the Harlem Renaissance with Langston Hughes’s poem “Mother to Son.”

Explore the physics at play in roller coasters with this nonfiction reading comprehension worksheet!

Introduce learners to three inspiring indigenous women with this four-page reading comprehension worksheet!

Introduce students to the classic poem “Jabberwocky” by Lewis Carroll with this seventh-grade reading comprehension worksheet!

Introduce students to one of the leading figures of the United States civil rights movement with this reading comprehension worksheet all about Thurgood Marshall!

Learn about invasive species—non-native species that cause harm to native ecosystems—with this informational reading comprehension worksheet!

Dig deep into the geography of Chile while practicing important informational reading comprehension skills with this middle school worksheet!

Students read a two-page adaptation of the classic short story “The Open Window” by Saki and answer key reading comprehension questions!

Explore the many ways people around the world embrace winter in this reading comprehension worksheet!

Introduce students to the ecological benefits of terracing with this middle grades science worksheet!

Introduce learners to the American advocate Dorothea Dix with this three-page informational reading comprehension worksheet.

Unravel a classic story from Greek mythology with this two-page reading comprehension worksheet for seventh and eighth-grade learners!

Students read a two-page adaptation of "The Gift of the Magi" and dig deep into the figurative language and literary devices of this classic story!

Introduce readers to the poem “We Wear the Mask” by Paul Laurence Dunbar with this poetry analysis worksheet!
 

Learn about Dr. Mabel Ping-Hua Lee, a Chinese-American suffragist, activist, and minister of the early 20th century with this reading comprehension worksheet!

Introduce students to Japanese American civil rights hero Fred Korematsu with this informational reading comprehension worksheet!

Inspire middle-grade learners with this biography of Ellen Ochoa, the first Hispanic woman in space!

Explore a fascinating period of U.S. history with this informational reading worksheet about the Harlem Renaissance.

Examine the theme of beauty while reading and analyzing two different poems in this two-page worksheet for middle grades! 

Students compare and contrast two fables in this eighth-grade reading comprehension worksheet!

Compare and contrast two scenes from The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe with this two-page reading comprehension worksheet.

Give students an opportunity to learn about William Penn and his contributions to early American history.