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Grade 8 Reading comprehension worksheet in three levels

The same 20-question worksheet on reading comprehension in Support, Core and Challenge versions. Question by question, each version keeps the topic and changes the difficulty.

All three levels PDFAll three answer keysOriginal worksheet

Compare the three levels

Support

Easier questions on the same topics, for students who need more practice with the basics.

Questions
20 (3 easy, 17 medium)
Grade range
Grades 3 to 12
Topics
Reading comprehension

Sample questions

  1. Name two things Ravi kept the same.
  2. What feature of the bridges did Ravi deliberately change?
  3. Why was repeating the comparison useful?

Core

Questions at the expected level for the grade.

Questions
20 (20 medium)
Grade range
Grades 3 to 12
Topics
Reading comprehension

Sample questions

  1. What new evidence might strengthen the interpretation?
  2. Fictional text: “Noor tested the lock twice, then placed the spare key in her bag.” Which inference is best supported?
  3. What does Her voice was a warm blanket suggest?

Challenge

Harder questions on the same topics, for students who are ready to stretch.

Questions
20 (20 challenge)
Grade range
Grades 9 to 12
Topics
Reading comprehension

Sample questions

  1. Suggest a useful further question about the original speech.
  2. A rate rises from 2% to 3%. The increase in percentage points is
  3. Explain why an average can hide differences within a group.

Using the three versions

  • Start everyone with the same short explanation, then hand out Support, Core or Challenge.
  • Question numbers line up across the versions, so you can go through the answers with the whole class.
  • The PDF has a cover page and each version on its own pages; the answer keys PDF has all three keys.

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