High School Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions with Answers

Make language arts class fun with these high school reading comprehension passages and questions. This resource contains classroom ready nonfiction articles, discussion questions, writing prompts, and answer keys to develop your kids’ critical thinking skills. Plus, quick and easy setup and clear directions make these engaging activities perfect for centers or for emergency sub plans for high school English.

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Your teenage students are hopefully good readers, but every kid needs practice in reading difficult text. That’s where this resource can help! These seven high school reading passages and questions can be accessed as printables, Google slides or with Easel worksheets. Kids in grades 8 - 11 and home school students will love it!

Inside this easy to use, no prep, bundle, you'll find:

• 52 pages
• 7 Resources
• Reading Passages
• Discussion Questions
• Writing Prompts
• Printable Worksheets
• Link to Google Slides
• Easel Worksheets
• Answer Keys

Use these high interest reading passages and questions in whole or small group, for partner work, independent activities, centers, home school, or with a substitute teacher.

The questions from these reading passages are great for further developing critical thinking skills, which are needed for bright or gifted and talented students, in the average language arts class, or even with struggling students.

Find an easy to use activity for a short week or change of schedule when you need a no prep activity at the last minute. Great for those days before the end of the school year or holidays, too.

Kids love these high interest stories on unusual topics!

Prep is quick and easy . . . just print and find writing tools or pull up worksheets on a computer for a fun digital resource.

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Use these reading passages and questions to:

CCSSCCRA.R.1 Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.

CCSSCCRA.R.2 Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas.

CCSSCCRA.R.10 Read and comprehend complex literary and informational texts independently and proficiently.

CCSSCCRA.W.1 Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.

CCSSCCRA.W.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.

CCSSCCRA.W.7 Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects based on focused questions, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.

CCSSCCRA.W.9 Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.

CCSSCCRA.W.10 Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of tasks, purposes, and audiences.

This no prep bundle contains passages about:

• Martin Pistorius

Here is a fascinating passage about a man who had a brilliant mind but was trapped in a disabled body in which he couldn't speak or move.

• Alice & Freda

Here is the story of the trial of the 19th century! Your students will be highly engaged as they read about the violent, public murder of Freda Ward, a teenager who rejected her lesbian lover.

• Horror Movies / Ed Gein

This gruesome nonfiction reading passage fuses the fiction of horror movies with the facts of a real-life killer, Ed Gein, and is sure to grab the high schooler's attention.

• History of Impeachment

This historic and current look at impeachment will challenge your students.

• Drugs and Alcohol

Inside this resource is the true story of two gifted young men who died young due to drug overdose. Teach your middle-grade or high school students about the dangers of reckless drug use.

• Accountable Talk Story

Kids love debating the answers to the open-ended questions posed in these stories, and you will love watching them dive into the text to prove their points.

• Covid and Teens

This easy use reading passage and questions will give a quick opening to allow for class discussion.

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