Cookie Mix-Up

This worksheet is designed for students in Grades 3, 4, and 5 to strengthen reading comprehension, inferencing, and understanding of narrative structure through a cheerful holiday story. Learners read a festive passage about Mrs. Jenkins, a neighborhood baker who faces a small problem while making Christmas cookies, then answer comprehension questions that focus on character actions, cause and effect, sensory details, and emotional responses, building fluency and engagement through seasonal reading.

Skills Reinforced

• Reading Comprehension (Grades 3-5) – Students recall key details and demonstrate understanding of a narrative text.
• Problem & Solution Analysis – Learners identify the central problem and how it is resolved.
• Inferencing Character Feelings – Encourages interpretation of emotions and motivations based on story clues.
• Understanding Story Elements – Reinforces characters, setting, events, and outcomes.

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource – Designed by educators to support elementary ELA standards.
• Engaging Holiday Theme – Festive storyline keeps students motivated and focused.
• Balanced Question Types – Includes detail-based and inferential questions for deeper comprehension.
• Low-Prep & Printable – Easy to use for December lessons, centers, homework, or homeschool instruction.

This printable reading comprehension worksheet helps students practice essential literacy skills while enjoying a warm, seasonal story. By analyzing Mrs. Jenkins’s holiday mishap and answering text-based questions, learners strengthen comprehension, inferencing, and understanding of narrative structure. Ideal for classroom or homeschool use, this activity offers a fun and meaningful way to reinforce reading skills during the holiday season.

This worksheet is part of our Christmas Worksheets Collection.