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Unsolved Mysteries Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Passages Set 1

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My students enjoyed learning about unsolved mysteries. There is a nice variety of topics and my reluctant readers were interested and motivated to read.
Basic reading activity. I used this for fast finishers and as ideas to research for extra thinking topics.
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Build comprehension with 8 short nonfiction reading passages and questions about famous unexplained or unsolved historical mysteries. Options include print, Easel Activities, and Google Forms. Each worksheet has one paragraph of informational text and 4 multiple-choice questions. Topics include the Lost Colony of Roanoke, the Belmez Faces, the Bermuda Triangle, the Dancing Plague, the Green Children, the Loch Ness Monster, the Yeti, and the SS Ourang Medan. 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-5th grade range. Please check the preview to help you determine whether or not they would be suitable for your students. 3rd graders will need more teacher support with decoding and vocabulary. You can purchase confidently, as I have 32 years of experience preparing upper elementary students for standardized reading testing!

The following items are included:

• Dance Fever informational text & questions (1 page)

• Dutch Ship of Doom informational text & questions (1 page)

• Emerald Orphans informational text & questions (1 page)

• Loch Shock informational text & questions (1 page)

• Out of Site informational text & questions (1 page)

• Sneaky Snowman informational text & questions (1 page)

• Traces of Faces informational text & questions (1 page)

• Triangle Tragedies 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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