Longer Passage Questions

Students read a longer passage about Jared, a boy who dreams of becoming a scientist. They answer comprehension questions focusing on details from the text, including the character’s interests, motivations, and emotional responses. A “Think deeper” section prompts students to make inferences about Jared’s effort and the story’s broader message. The worksheet concludes by asking students to write two thoughtful questions they believe would help a classmate better understand the passage. This activity strengthens reading comprehension, inferential thinking, and the ability to craft meaningful questions tied to text.

Curriculum Matched Skills

English Language Arts – Reading Comprehension of Narrative Text

English Language Arts – Making Inferences Using Textual Evidence

English Language Arts – Asking and Answering Higher-Order Questions

English Language Arts – Determining Central Ideas and Themes

This worksheet is part of our Asking and Answering Questions Worksheets collection.