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The Importance of Mother’s Day - Reading Comprehension Text
Teach students how different nations and cultures celebrate Mother's Day with this 3-page handout. The worksheet includes comprehension questions, a true or false exercise, a fun word search and a speaking prompt. Can be used as an in class exercise or assigned for homework. Ideally, should be taught on or near Mother's Day.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Reading Comprehension Text
This Reading Comprehension worksheet is suitable for upper intermediate to proficient ESL learners. The text gives a summary of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” by J.K Rowling, the seventh and final novel in the Harry Potter series.
After carefully reading the summary of the novel, students are required to complete some comprehension exercises including: comprehension questions, a definitions match exercise, True or False exercises, a characters match, a word search exercise, a word scramble 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.
A History of Vaccination and Immunization - Reading Comprehension / Informational Text
This Reading Comprehension worksheet is suitable for higher elementary to proficient ESL learners or native English speakers. The text explores the history of vaccines from the first inoculation attempts in 16th century China to the experiments of Edward Jenner, Louis Pasteur and the foundation of CEPI in 2017.
After carefully reading the text, students are required to complete some comprehension exercises including true or False exercises, a fun crossword, a multiple choice exercise and an independent fill-in-the gaps exercise on a mini reading on How Vaccines are Made .
This worksheet / informational text can be used for vocabulary building purposes (medical). This handout can be completed in class or assigned for homework.
A full answer key is included.
Total number of pages: 7
How does your immune system work? - Reading Comprehension Text
This Reading Comprehension worksheet is suitable for higher elementary to proficient ESL learners or native English speakers. The text describes gives a description of how the immune system works, which organs, cells and proteins constitute the immune system. What is the adaptive and innate immune systems and how they work together to fight disease and keep the body healthy.
After carefully reading the text, students are required to complete some comprehension exercises including a true or false exercise, a multiple choice exercise, a crossword and an independent fill-in-the gaps exercise on “What is Autoimmune Disease?”.
This worksheet / informational text can be used for vocabulary building purposes (medical). This handout can be completed in class or assigned for homework.
A full answer key is included.
Total number of pages: 7
How Intensive Farming is Destroying the Environment - Reading Comprehension Text
Gaining popularity in the 20th century, boosted by neoliberal policies particularly in countries like the United States, intensive agriculture has been gradually overtaking more traditional farming methods. Intensive agriculture produces much higher yields per unit of land, requiring land modifications such as clearing forests and relying on huge amounts of inputs, which can include things like fertilizers, chemical pesticides and some might say a great deal of cruelty, particularly when it comes to animal operations.
This Reading Comprehension / Informational Text explores the money driven practices of Intensive Farming and how they contribute to environmental problems such as deforestation, water pollution and chemical pollution as well as how they normalize extreme animal cruelty. The text also explores possible solutions and alternative to Intensive Farming.
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 fill in the gaps text on “Animal Factory Farms”
*a definitions match exercise
This can be used as a mini-lesson, assigned for homework or used to for vocabulary building purposes.
Total number of pages: 6
Answer key included
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The Problem of Overpopulation - Reading Comprehension Text
This Reading Comprehension / Informational Text explores the overpopulation problem and its effects on the economy and the environment. The text analyses the effects of overpopulation, future projections and possible solutions and 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 fill in the gaps text on “Intensive Farming”
This can be used as a mini-lesson, assigned for homework or used to for vocabulary building purposes.
Total number of pages: 6
Answer key included
How Overfishing is Destroying our Oceans - Reading Comprehension Text
One of the greatest ecological, manmade threats now wreaking havoc on our ecosystem is overfishing. In fact, overfishing takes the greatest toll on sea life — and people.
This Reading Comprehension / Informational Text explores the top causes of overfishing as well as possible solutions that can help restore marine biodiversity and sustain our oceans.
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 definitions match
a multiple choice exercise
a crossword
a fill in the gaps independent text exercise entitled “SIX COLD HARD FACTS ABOUT OVERFISHING”
This resource can be used as a mini-lesson, assigned for homework or used to for vocabulary building purposes.
Total number of pages: 6
Answer key included
Five Strange Easter events in Switzerland - Reading Comprehension Worksheet / Text
This Reading Comprehension handout is best suited for upper elementary to higher intermediate ESL learners or native English speakers. The text explores some of the modern-day Easter traditions in Switzerland.
After carefully reading the text the students are required to complete some comprehension exercises including: comprehension questions, True or False statements and a word search exercise. The text can also be used for vocabulary building purposes. A full answer key is included.
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger - IGCSE Reading Comprehension
This Reading Comprehension worksheet is suitable for upper intermediate to proficient ESL learners. The text gives a summary of J.D. Salinger’s “The Catcher in the Rye”.
After carefully reading the summary of the novel, students are required to complete some comprehension exercises including: Completing the text using missing sentences, True or False exercises, 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.
Total number of pages: 8
Who were the Amazons? - Reading Comprehension Worksheet / Text
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.
Celebrating Christmas Around The World - Reading Comprehension Worksheet / Text
This Reading Comprehension handout is best suited for upper elementary to higher intermediate ESL learners or native English speakers. The text explores some of the strangest modern-day Christmas traditions around the world.
After carefully reading the text the students are required to complete some comprehension exercises including: a titles match, True or False, a multiple choice exercise and a fun crossword. The text can also be used for vocabulary building purposes. A full answer key is included.
Number of pages: 5
St. Patrick’s Day Customs and Symbols - Reading Comprehension
This Reading Comprehension worksheet is suitable for beginner to proficient ESL learners. The text describes the origins of the religious symbols and traditions of Saint Patrick's Day!
After carefully reading the text, students are required to complete some comprehension exercises including comprehension questions and True or False exercises. This worksheet can also be used for vocabulary building purposes (Easter). The handout can be completed in class or assigned for homework. Ideally, it could be used on or near Saint Patrick's Day.
Where Do Easter Eggs Come From - Reading Comprehension Worksheet / Text
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 eggs from ancient Messopotamia to modern day Europe.
After carefully reading the text the students are required to complete some comprehension exercises including: comprehension questions, True or False and a definitions match. The text can also be used for vocabulary building purposes. A full answer key is included.
Who was Saint Patrick? - Reading Comprehension - Informational Text
This Reading Comprehension worksheet is suitable for beginner to proficient ESL learners. The text describes the story of Saint Patrick, the patron Saint of Ireland.
After carefully reading the text, students are required to complete some comprehension exercises including comprehension questions, True or False exercises, a definitions match, a crossword and a word search exercise. This worksheet can also be used for vocabulary building purposes. The handout can be completed in class or assigned for homework. Ideally, it could be used on or near Saint Patrick's Day. A full answr key is included.
The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams Bianco - Easter Reading Comprehension Worksheet / Text
This Reading Comprehension handout is best suited for upper elementary to higher intermediate ESL learners or native English speakers. The text summarizes the story of the Velveteen rabbit by Margery Williams Bianco. The Velveteen Rabbit chronicles the story of a stuffed rabbit's desire to become real through the love of his owner.
After carefully reading the text the students are required to complete some comprehension exercises including: questions, True or False, a definitions match, a crossword and a word search exercise. The vocabulary used in the text can also be used for vocabulary building purposes. A full answer key is included.
Alexander the Great Biography - Reading Comprehension Worksheet / Text
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
What Is a Pandemic? - Reading Comprehension / Informational Text
This Reading Comprehension worksheet is suitable for higher elementary to proficient ESL learners or native English speakers. The text explores the spread of pandemics, how they spread and declared, how governments can impose anti-spread measures and what can be done to help stop a pandemic from spreading.
After carefully reading the text, students are required to complete some comprehension exercises including true or False exercises, a fun crossword, multiple choice exercises and a fill-in-the-gaps exercise. The text can be used for vocabulary building purposes (medical). This handout can be completed in class or assigned for homework.
A full answer key is included.
Total number of pages: 7
The Obesity Epidemic - Reading Comprehension / Informational Text
The Obesity Epidemic: Why do people become overweight?
This Reading Comprehension worksheet is suitable for higher elementary to proficient ESL learners or native English speakers. The text explores the environmental and genetic factors behind the obesity epidemic.
After carefully reading the text, students are required to complete some comprehension exercises including comprehension questions, a multiple choice exercise and a crossword.
This worksheet / informational 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
The Problem with Consumerism - Reading Comprehension Text
This Reading Comprehension worksheet is suitable for higher intermediate to proficient ESL learners or native English speakers.
The text explores what is the effects of consumerism on our environment, health and happiness.
After carefully reading the text, students are required to complete some comprehension exercises including:
-True and False Exercises
-comprehension questions
-a definitions match
-a multiple choice exercise
-a crossword
This worksheet can also be used for 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
The Life and Work of Dr. Maya Angelou - Reading Comprehension Worksheet / Text
This Reading Comprehension worksheet is suitable for beginner to proficient ESL learners. The text describes the life and work of one of the American poet, memoirist, and actress, Maya Angelou.
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 poem, 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: 9