Science reading comprehension worksheets
Each click picks one of the 14 passages written for this grade. Every sheet comes with its answer key. You don't need to sign up.
A science passage explains how something in the world works. Find the sentence that answers each question, even when it surprises you.
Six grades, four different sets of passages: 2nd and 3rd grade share one, and so do 4th and 5th grade. Print one here, or open a grade for examples and teaching notes.
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1st grade
First grade science reading comprehension worksheets: a short true passage about how the world works, such as shadows, magnets, melting ice, seeds or the Moon. Four questions follow, each answered by a sentence in the passage, with the answer key on the last page.
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2nd grade
Second grade science reading comprehension worksheets pair a one-page science passage with five multiple-choice questions. Topics come from second grade science: solids and liquids, magnets, fossils, weather and how land changes. Each science word is explained in the passage. Answer key included.
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3rd grade Core grade
Each click picks one of the 14 passages written for this grade. Every sheet comes with its answer key. You don't need to sign up.
Third grade science reading comprehension worksheets: a one-page passage on friction, magnets, fossils, the Moon's phases or another third grade topic, then five questions. Your child works out science words from context and says what the passage is mostly about. Answer key included.
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4th grade
Fourth grade science reading comprehension worksheets: a full-page passage about energy, waves, light, rock layers or earthquakes, with five questions on the next page. Some questions connect two parts of the passage, such as a cause and its result. Answer key included.
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5th grade
Fifth grade science reading comprehension worksheets: a full-page passage on matter, gravity, the stars, food webs or Earth's water, with five questions. Many passages tell how a scientist tested an idea, and the questions ask what the test showed. Answer key included.
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6th grade
Sixth grade science reading comprehension worksheets: middle-school passages on cells, the heart, weather fronts, heat and the speed of sound, with five questions each. Students follow a central idea, explain why the author included a detail and connect facts across paragraphs. Answer key included.
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