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Reading comprehension focusing on different types of clouds, how they are formed, and what they indicate about the weather. |
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Targeted questions to answer about any president. |
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Pre-reading discussion questions and vocabulary building, combined with two reading comprehensions that cover two of Alexander's famous moments. |
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"In which month would the next issue of the magazine be available?" Reading and understanding a (fictional) magazine cover. |
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This reading comprehension on the world's longest bridge comes with some tricky questions! |
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Learn about the history of Canada's birthday! |
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A fact-filled reading comprehension about the unusual life and history of the Caspian Sea. |
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What causes cavities? How can they be prevented? Answers to these questions and more can be found in this fact-packed reading comprehension. |
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This unit is a full series of reading comprehensions presenting a thorough view of cell phones in terms of history (when was it invented) techonology (how does it work), society (what are appropriate cell phone manners), and more. |
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Oysters, pirates, and ammunition... this fact-filled reading comprehension traces the history of the island from its early days to 1892, when it became an immigration station. It is followed by multiple choice, short essay, and short answer questions. |
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This reading comprehension describes various uses of flags throughout history, and also introduces some of the basic terms used in vexillology. Includes vocabulary work. |
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Packed with historical facts and figures, this great unit features four reading comprehensions and a 3 page review quiz. |
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This reading comprehension gives details about the famous orange bridge. |
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A fact-filled reading comprehension explaining the hows and whys of animal behavior. Includes short answer comprehension question. |
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A fact-filled Brief History of Ireland is followed by 10 multiple choice questions, 10 short answer questions and 5 brief written response questions. |
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A reading comprehension on the uses, types, and formation of lakes. |
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This reading comprehension contains tons of ideas for what to do on a hot day. The review questions (one page each of "Bloom's Taxonomy") are helpful for critical thinking development. |
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Learn more about these fascinating birds with this factual reading comprehension. |
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Reading comprehension about the winning 2002 Utah winter Olympics pair skaters. |
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The black widow, brown recluse, hobo, and more- all described and explained in this thorough reading comprehension. Scared of spiders? This sample from our member site might help! |
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The basic construction of a news story is explained, then students check their knowledge by reading a real story; the classified section (sales and jobs) is also explored. |
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Interested in sparrows? Learn more about them with this fact-filled reading comprehension. |
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What's a blind spot? Why do some people wear glasses? Find out these answers and more with this reading comprehension. |
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A fact-filled reading comprehension, with discussion-provoking pre-questions, and excellent vocabulary building. |
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Text only. Multiple choice, short answer, and essay questions to review this text are available on our member site. |
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An introduction to the history and design of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. |
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A factual reading comprehension about this November holiday. |
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Where is the world's largest lake? What lives there? Find out with this reading comprehension. |
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May 29th marks the anniversary of the first time the summit of Mount Everest was reached (in 1953). Mark the occasion with this informative reading comprehension. |
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Terrance is frightened. A hurricane is headed directly towards him! Students can learn about this weather phenomenon along with Terrance in this fact-filled story, and then review their knowledge with comprehension questions. |
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A higher-level version of our elementary reading comprehension, this lesson contains a broader vocabulary and more hurricane facts. |
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Karl Benz's wife took his invention (the "horseless carriage") for a road trip and became a German legend. |
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Learn about the "My Pyramid" food guide! This mini-unit features a reading comprehension, Venn diagram, and several short answer and essay writing prompts, designed to promote understanding and creative thinking. |