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Free 7th Grade Reading Comprehension Worksheets

3 free reading comprehension resources for 7th Grade: 3 worksheets. Answers included.

Reading passages with questions that build literal, inferential and evaluative understanding. In 7th Grade, In 7th grade, math becomes algebraic: integers, simplifying expressions, substitution, solving simple equations, ratios and index notation.

Students will practice: identifying simile, metaphor, personification, alliteration and onomatopoeia; explaining the effect of a language device on the reader; finding language devices in a descriptive passage; using figurative language deliberately in descriptive writing; building a timeline from a history text; analyzing cause and effect; interpreting a primary source; writing an evidence-based response.

Recommended learning path

  1. 1Figurative Language: Simile, Metaphor, Personification and Sound Devices
  2. 2Juneteenth — Reading Comprehension
  3. 3The Audition — Reading Comprehension
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Worksheets

Printable practice with an answer sheet.

  • Worksheet

    Figurative Language: Simile, Metaphor, Personification and Sound Devices

    Students learn to recognize five common language devices (simile, metaphor, personification, alliteration and onomatopoeia), find them in…

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

Comprehension Exercises

A passage with questions.

  • Comprehension Exercise

    Juneteenth — Reading Comprehension

    A history text about Juneteenth, which marks June 19, 1865, when Union General Gordon Granger announced in Galveston that enslaved people…

    Difficulty
    Level 2 · Standard
    Time
    35 min
    Questions
    15 questions
    Answers
    Answers included
  • Comprehension Exercise

    The Audition — Reading Comprehension

    An original short story about a nervous student whose violin string snaps in the middle of an orchestra audition. Students answer literal…

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

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What do 7th Grade students learn about reading comprehension?

Reading passages with questions that build literal, inferential and evaluative understanding. At 7th Grade, our resources focus on: identifying simile, metaphor, personification, alliteration and onomatopoeia; explaining the effect of a language device on the reader; finding language devices in a descriptive passage; using figurative language deliberately in descriptive writing.

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. Pair a reading comprehension with a writing prompt on a similar text type.
  2. Use the model answers and success criteria on the answer sheet to talk through what 'good' looks like.
  3. Keep spelling practice short and daily; test on Friday.
  4. Edit a piece of writing together using the grammar worksheet for the skill they're learning.

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