Paired Passages with Multiple Choice Reading Comprehension : Grades 4-5

These 10 paired passages (20 passages total) include multiple choice reading comprehension questions to help your students practice synthesizing, comparing and contrasting two texts. Each set contains one informational text and one fictional text.

This resource is perfect for test-prep, special education, progress monitoring, differentiating, and scaffolding for struggling writers. Passages range between reading levels of 4-5th grade, making them perfect for groups of students with a range of reading levels.

Please note: these passages and questions also appear in a product that includes RACE Strategy writing prompts. Do not purchase this packet if you already own this.

Topics Include:

The world’s tallest tree

The Sun

Making paper snowflakes

Siamese cats

The piano recital

Predicting the weather

Polaroid cameras

Selfies

Bee stings

Adopting a dog… and more!

Each set of passages has four multiple choice reading comprehension questions addressing: vocabulary in context, inferences, main idea, details, fact vs. opinion, order of events, genres, and more.

This Download Contains:

• 10 paired passages (20 total passages) Each pair of passages contains one informational passage paired with one fictional passage
• 4 multiple choice questions per text set (40 total)
• answer key

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