Reading Comprehension

Links verified on 8/11/09

1. Agreement - Read a contract and answer questions to show understanding
2. Be a Critical Reader - By reading between the lines you can discover meaning not stated by the author.
3. Bees - Read a passage and answer five questions.
4. Brainchild Test - 12 questions - Students should use the summary page after finishing this test to practice their areas of weakness.
5. Comprehension through context clues - Select reading for understanding and then choose a skill level
6. Compare and Contrast on Venn Diagram - Click on Skip to go past the introduction. Click on number 42 to practice about Compare and Contrast.
7. Drawing Conclusions - Read the story and choose the correct word to complete the sentence.
8. Drawing Conclusions - Read the story and choose correct answer.
9. The Happy Monkey - Read a passage and answer five questions.
10. How are They Selling It? - students read three advertisements and evaluate the type of persuasive writing being employed
11. Inflation in Russia - read and answer questions
12. Looking for the Fine Print - students read advertisements to practice reading critically
13. News Stories with Comprehension Quizzes [from the BBC] - (1) White loafers and passport control, (2) Hungry ferret causes rail scare, (3) Dyslexic boy's site wins top award, (4) Otters head for towns and cities, (5) Demolition fears after city blaze.
14. Online Reading Passages with Exercises - online activities including comprehension, filling in the gap and recreating a story at levels basic to advanced.
15. Reading Comprehension Online Quizzes - test is scored; gives a practice first if required. Choose the lesson from the left frame (ignore the foreign characters, this is the right page).
16. Reading Comprehension Quiz - Reading Passege: Left and Right Brain Power - Online quiz
17. Reading Comprehension stories - Interactive quizzes online for 2 stories - Each text is followed by a grammar exercise and summary writing exercise.
18. Reading Comprehension stories - Interactive quizzes online for 6 stories - also quizzes on sequencing summarization of each story
19. Science Reading Practice - Each paragraph is on a different screen and some of the difficult words are defined. After reading the article, you can take a short vocabulary quiz.
20. Seventh Grade Reading - [48 question test - taken in 2006 by Texas students] Read the introduction and the passage, and then read each question and mark the circle next to the correct answer.
21. Seventh Grade Reading - [42 question test - taken in 2005 by Texas students] Read the introduction and the passage, and then read each question and mark the circle next to the correct answer.
22. Seventh Grade Reading - [48 question test - taken in 2004 by Texas students] Read the introduction and the passage, and then read each question and mark the circle next to the correct answer.
23. Seventh Grade Reading - [48 question test - taken in 2003 by Texas students] Read the introduction and the passage, and then read each question and mark the circle next to the correct answer.
24. Stated Information - Online story about elephants and quiz
25. Stated Information - Online story about dolphins and quiz
26. Adult Learning Activities - Many online stories to read. Online quizzes and vocabulary tests follow each story. Nature ; Money ; Science and Technology