Disasters Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Passages
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Build comprehension with 8 short nonfiction reading passages and questions about famous catastrophic events and historical tragedies. Options include print, Easel Activities, and Google Forms. Each worksheet has one paragraph of informational text and 4 multiple-choice questions. Paragraph topics include the great Chicago fire, the San Francisco earthquake, the sinking of the Titanic, the Halifax Explosion, the Hindenburg explosion, the Challenger disaster, the Boxing Day Tsunami, and Hurricane Katrina. The questions cover a variety of reading skills and are modeled after the types of questions on standardized reading tests. Perfect for morning work or bell work activities, reading centers, quick assessments, small group instruction, interventions, test prep, or homework!
Readability is in the 4th-lower 6th-grade range. Please check the preview to help you determine whether or not they would be suitable for your students. 3rd graders can do these with teacher support. You can purchase confidently, as I have 32 years of experience preparing upper elementary students for standardized reading testing!
The following items are included:
• Chicago Inferno informational text & questions (1 page)
• Deadly Ocean Motion informational text & questions (1 page)
• Harbor Havoc informational text & questions (1 page)
• Nightmare in the Air informational text & questions (1 page)
• Shake and Break informational text & questions (1 page)
• Shattered Shuttle informational text & questions (1 page)
• The Unsinkable Happened informational text & questions (1 page)
• The Wrath of Water and Wind informational text & questions (1 page)
• Answer key (1 page)
• TOU & Credits (1 page)
• Easel Activities versions
• Google Forms self-grading passages (PDF with 8 links included)
These passages have fun titles! As an added critical thinking BONUS, have students explain why they think the title of each reading passage was chosen.
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