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Free Year 8 Reading Comprehension Worksheets

1 free reading comprehension resources for Year 8: 1 worksheets. Answers included.

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Reading passages with questions that build literal, inferential and evaluative understanding. In Year 8, In Year 8, maths becomes algebraic: integers, simplifying expressions, substitution, solving simple equations, ratios and index notation.

Students will practise: explaining cause and effect; interpreting technical vocabulary; summarising a process in sequence; evaluating information from a text.

Comprehension Exercises

A passage with questions.

  • Comprehension Exercise

    Rotorua: A Land That Steams — Explanation Comprehension

    An explanation text about the geothermal landscape of Rotorua: why the ground steams, how geysers erupt, how Māori have used geothermal…

    Difficulty
    Level 2 · Standard
    Time
    30 min
    Questions
    12 questions
    Answers
    Answers included

Common questions

What do Year 8 students learn about reading comprehension?

Reading passages with questions that build literal, inferential and evaluative understanding. At Year 8, our resources focus on: explaining cause and effect; interpreting technical vocabulary; summarising a process in sequence; evaluating information from a text.

Where should we start?

Start with the Level 1 or Level 2 worksheet, then move up a level. Finish with the topic test if there is one.

Are answers included?

Yes — every worksheet has an answer sheet. Maths answer sheets show the working; English tasks include model answers or success criteria.

How to use these resources

  1. Read the passage aloud together first for younger students.
  2. Ask your child to point to the sentence that proves their answer.
  3. Use the extended response to practise writing in full sentences.

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