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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. 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 practice writing in full sentences.

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