Grade 9 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.
Easier questions on the same topics, for students who need more practice with the basics.
Questions
20 (20 medium)
Grade range
Grades 5 to 12
Topics
Reading comprehension
Sample questions
Why can the class not attribute the entire difference to the lights?
Why was a silence notice insufficient?
Reading and literary analysis: which term fits this description?
The voice that tells a story.
Core
Questions at the expected level for the grade.
Questions
20 (20 medium)
Grade range
Grades 5 to 12
Topics
Reading comprehension
Sample questions
Why can the diaries differ without either being wholly false?
Why was a silence notice insufficient?
Reading and literary analysis: which term fits this description?
A comparison that describes one thing in terms of another without a literal equivalence.
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
Identify two reasons the sample may not represent all students.
Why can correct arithmetic still support a misleading headline?
A rate rises from 2% to 3%. The increase in percentage points is
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.