Reading Comprehension

Links verified on 11/15/11

1. Be a Critical Reader - By reading between the lines you can discover meaning not stated by the author.
2. Comprehension Through Context Clues - Select reading for understanding and then choose a skill level.
3. Compare and Contrast on Venn Diagram - Click on Skip to go past the introduction. Click on number 42 to practice about Compare and Contrast.
4. Drawing Conclusions - Read the story and choose the correct word to complete the sentence.
5. Drawing Conclusions - Read the story and choose the correct answer.
6. The Happy Monkey - Read a passage and answer five questions.
7. How are They Selling It? - Students read three advertisements and evaluate the type of persuasive writing being employed.
8. Looking for the Fine Print - Students read advertisements to practice reading critically.
9. Online Reading Passages with Exercises - Online activities including comprehension, filling in the gap and recreating a story at levels basic to advanced.
10. Reading Comprehension Online Quizzes - (Ignore the foreign characters, this is the right page) Choose the lesson from the left frame and then take the test. Score is instant. If needed, a practice is provided.
11. Reading Comprehension stories - Interactive quizzes for 2 stories - Each text is followed by a grammar exercise and summary writing exercise.
12. Reading Comprehension stories - Interactive quizzes for 6 stories. There are also quizzes on sequencing summarization of each story.
13. 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.
14. 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.
15. 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.
16. 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.
17. Stated Information - Online story about elephants with a quiz.
18. Stated Information - Online story about dolphins with a quiz.
19. Stories to Read from Adult Learning Activities. Many online stories to read with quizzes and vocabulary tests following each story. Nature ; Money ; Science and Technology