This Reading Comprehension handout is best suited for intermediate to advanced ESL learners or native English speakers. The text explores the history of the Russian Faberge eggs and how they evolved into the world's most expensive easter egg hunt. After carefully reading the text the students are required to complete some comprehension exercises including: questions, True or False and a fill-in-the gaps exercise. The vocabulary used in the text can also be used for IGCSE vocabulary building purposes. A full answer key is included.

This Reading Comprehension worksheet is suitable for upper intermediate to proficient ESL learners. The text gives a summary of Christopher Harper Lee’s novel “To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee”. After carefully reading the summary of the novel, students are required to complete some comprehension exercises including: True or False exercises, comprehension questions, a definitions match, a character match, a fill in the gaps exercise and a fun crossword . The vocabulary used in the text is rather advanced and can also be used for IGCSE, TOEFL or IELTS vocabulary building purposes. The handout can be completed in class or assigned for homework. A full answer key is included.

This Reading Comprehension worksheet is suitable for upper intermediate to proficient ESL learners. The text describes the life and reign of Queen Victoria. After carefully reading the text, students are required to complete some comprehension exercises including: True or False exercises, a title match, a definitions match exercise and a fun crossword. The vocabulary used in the text is rather advanced and can also be used for vocabulary building purposes. A full answer key is included, Total number of pages :6

This Reading Comprehension / Informational Text recounts the events that led to the Russian Revolution from the early 1900s to 1923, including the end of the Romanov monarchy and the formation of Lenin’s communist dictatorship and the Soviet Union. The text is suitable for advanced intermediate to proficient ESL learners and native English speakers. After carefully reading the text, students are required to complete some comprehension exercises including comprehension questions, multiple choice exercise , a definitions-match exercise and a crossword. This worksheet can also be used for IGCSE, TOEFL vocabulary building purposes. The handout can be completed in class or assigned for homework. A full answer key is included. Answer Key included Total number of pages: 7

This Reading Comprehension worksheet gives an account of the post WWI conditions that contributed to the rise of different totalitarian regimes around the world, including Benito Mussolini in Italy, Adolph Hitler in Germany and Joseph Stalin in Russia. The text is suitable for advanced intermediate to proficient ESL learners and native English speakers. After carefully reading the text, students are required to complete some comprehension exercises including comprehension questions, a definitions match, multiple choice exercise and a crossword. This worksheet can also be used for IGCSE, TOEFL vocabulary building purposes. The handout can be completed in class or assigned for homework. A full answer key is included. Answer Key included Total number of pages: 7

Greek theater had its beginnings in various religious festivals throughout the Greek world honoring the Greek gods. These festivals featured the performance of songs and dances by groups of men and boys called a chorus. Over time, these performances came to include three actors who portrayed individual characters in a story. By the 6th Century BCE, the Greeks were creating special places called theaters, where people could attend such performances. This Reading Comprehension / Informational Text explores the history of theater in ancient Greece. This activity is suitable for advanced to proficient ESL learners or native English speakers. After carefully reading the text, students are required to complete some comprehension exercises including: comprehension questions a multiple choice exercise a crossword a definitions match This resource can be used as a mini-lesson, assigned for homework or used for vocabulary building purposes. Total number of pages: 7 Answer key included

This Reading Comprehension worksheet is suitable for beginner to proficient ESL learners. The text describes the life and work of the most influential scientist, professor and author of the 21st century, Stephen Hawking . After carefully reading the text / bio, students are required to complete some comprehension exercises including comprehension questions, True or False exercises, a definitions match, a fill-in-the-gaps exercise and a fun crossword. This worksheet can also be used for IGCSE, TOEFL vocabulary building purposes. The handout can be completed in class or assigned for homework. A full answer key is included.

This Reading Comprehension worksheet is suitable for higher elementary to proficient ESL learners or native English speakers. The text describes myth of the Amazons and any real-life correlations they may have with the Pazyryk tribe of Siberia. After carefully reading the text, students are required to complete some comprehension exercises including a true or false exercise, a definitions match, a word search and a fun crossword. The text can be used for IGCSE and TOEFL vocabulary building purposes. This handout can be completed in class or assigned for homework. A full answer key included.

This Reading Comprehension worksheet is suitable for beginner to proficient ESL learners. The text describes the life and reign of Macedonian King and conqueror Alexander the Great. After carefully reading the text / bio, students are required to complete some comprehension exercises including True or False exercises, comprehension questions, a definitions match, a multiple choice exercise , a fill-in-the-gaps exercise and a fun crossword. This worksheet can also be used for IGCSE, TOEFL vocabulary building purposes. The handout can be completed in class or assigned for homework. A full answer key is included. Number of pages: 9

This Reading Comprehension worksheet is suitable for higher elementary to proficient ESL learners or native English speakers. The text explores the history of the world’s most intricate mausoleum, the Taj Mahal. After carefully reading the text, students are required to complete some comprehension exercises including true or False exercises, a fun crossword and a fill in the gaps exercise. The text can be used for vocabulary building purposes. This handout can be completed in class or assigned for homework. A full answer key is included. Total number of pages: 6

This Reading Comprehension / Informational Text explores the causes and effects of the Russia Ukraine conflict from the 1200s to today. This activity is suitable for advanced to proficient ESL learners or native English speakers. After carefully reading the text, students are required to complete some comprehension exercises including: comprehension questions a multiple choice exercise a crossword This resource can be used as a mini-lesson, assigned for homework, or used for vocabulary-building purposes. Total number of pages: 6 Answer key included

This Reading Comprehension handout is best suited for upper elementary to higher intermediate ESL learners or native English speakers. The text explores the origins of Easter from the ancient Babylonia Godess Ishtar to the Teutonic Goddess Eostre. After carefully reading the text the students are required to complete some comprehension exercises including: comprehension questions, True or False and a word search exercise. The text can also be used for vocabulary building purposes. A full answer key is included.

This Reading Comprehension worksheet is suitable for beginner to proficient ESL learners. The text describes the life and reign of King Henry VIII After carefully reading the text / bio, students are required to complete some comprehension exercises including cTrue or False exercises, a multiple choice exercise , a fill-in-the-gaps exercise and a fun crossword. This worksheet can also be used for IGCSE, TOEFL vocabulary building purposes. The handout can be completed in class or assigned for homework. A full answer key is included. Total number of pages: 7

This Reading Comprehension worksheet is suitable for higher elementary to proficient ESL learners or native English speakers. The text describes the events that led to the Great Depression in the U.S., it’s effects on society and its end at the onset of WWII. After carefully reading the text, students are required to complete some comprehension exercises including true or False exercises, a fun crossword,a definitions match and several comprehension questions. The text can be used for vocabulary building purposes. This handout can be completed in class or assigned for homework. A full answer key is included. Total number of pages:6

This Reading Comprehension worksheet is suitable for higher elementary to proficient ESL learners or native English speakers. The text describes the events that led up to the signing the Declaration of Independence from British rule thereby forming the basis for an independent U.S. government. The Declaration of Independence was signed on July 4th 1776 (US Independence Day ). After carefully reading the text, students are required to complete some comprehension exercises including: multiple choice exercises, True or False exercises, and a fun word search. The handout can be completed in class or assigned for homework. Total no. of pages: 5

This Reading Comprehension / Informational Text is suitable for advanced to proficient ESL learners or native English speakers. The text explores the gay rights movement in the United States from Henry Gerber’s 1924 foundation of the Society for Human Rights to president Trump’s new transgender policy announcement for the military in 2018 (that banned most transgendered people from military service). After carefully reading the text, students are required to complete some comprehension exercises including comprehension questions, a definition match, multiple choice exercises and a crossword. The text can also be used for vocabulary building purposes. Total number of pages: 7 Answer key included

This Reading Comprehension worksheet is suitable for beginner to proficient ESL learners. A summary of Markus Rediker’s book “The Slave Ship”, the text explores the history of the slave trade across the Middle Passage and the horrors pf life aboard a slave ship. After carefully reading the text, students are required to complete some comprehension exercises including a True or False exercises, a definitions match, a multiple choice exercise and a fun crossword. This worksheet can also be used for IGCSE, TOEFL vocabulary building purposes. The handout can be completed in class or assigned for homework. A full answer key is included. Total number of pages: 7

This Reading Comprehension / Informational Text is suitable for advanced to proficient ESL learners or native English speakers. The text explores the emergence and history of Juneteenth - the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. Dating back to 1865. On June 19th the Union soldiers, led by Major General Gordon Granger, landed at Galveston, Texas with news that the war had ended and that the enslaved were now free. The celebration of June 19th was coined “Juneteenth” and grew with more participation from descendants. After carefully reading the text, students are required to complete some comprehension exercises including a titles match, a True or False Exercise, a definition match,a word search, a multiple choice exercise and a crossword. The text can also be used for vocabulary building purposes. An ideal activity for June 19th or during Black History month. (celebrated in February in the United States and Canada, and in October for the Netherlands & the United Kingdom) Total number of pages: 7 Answer key included

This Reading Comprehension / Informational Text is suitable for advanced to proficient ESL learners or native English speakers. The text explores the events that led up to the Tulsa Race Massacre in 1921, during which up to 300 black Tulsans were murdered by white residents, and a thriving neighbourhood was burned to the ground. The text also gives an account of the aftermath of the Tulsa Massacre, the segregation of the community, the rise of the KKK, the deleted history records and the search for possible mass graves over a century later. After carefully reading the text, students are required to complete some comprehension exercises including a definitions match , comprehension questions, multiple choice exercises and a crossword. The text can also be used for vocabulary building purposes. Total number of pages: 7 Answer key included

This Reading Comprehension worksheet is suitable for upper intermediate to proficient ESL learners. The text describes the life and work of black civil rights activist Malcolm X. After carefully reading the text, students are required to complete some comprehension exercises including: True or False exercises, comprehension questions, a multiple choice exercise and a crossword. The vocabulary used in the text is rather advanced and can also be used for vocabulary building purposes. A full answer key is included, Total number of pages: 7