Many state tests now use passages that are paired with one another. One passage is fiction and the other is non-fiction and students are expected to know the difference. It is imperative, then, that students be given practice with this! I have developed high-interest passages—four in each genre for the month of March. Each passage has its own comprehension questions, an activity, and finally a linked activity with its counterpart. For example, there are two passages written about St. Patrick's D