Reading Comprehension Passages for Winter Text Evidence BUNDLE

Referring to the text and identifying answers are essential reading skills and great for test prep. These 20 print and digital reading comprehension passages are great for practicing close reading and identifying text evidence in NONFICTION and FICTION text passages.

WHAT SKILLS ARE COVERED?

• finding the answers (text evidence) in the passages - 20 passages!
• referring back to the text evidence
• answering questions using the text information
• comparing and contrasting organizer

Just print the pages, and you're ready for class! First, students IDENTIFY answers in the text. Then, they'll underline the text evidence in a specific color and answer the corresponding question.

Both versions include the same NONFICTION passages about WINTER that teach accountability when answering comprehension questions.

HERE'S WHAT YOU GET:

• A DIGITAL (paperless) version for Google Classroom™ and Google Slides™
• A PRINTABLE paper/pencil version
• 10 original nonfiction passages about WINTER
• 10 original fiction stories focusing on WINTER

The print and digital versions include the same fiction and nonfiction passages about WINTER that teach accountability when answering comprehension questions.

NONFICTION PASSAGE TOPICS:

• How Do Birds Stay Warm in the Cold?
• Hypothermia
• Ice Hotels
• Are Reindeer Real?
• Snowflakes
• Oymyakon - the coldest inhabited place on Earth
• The Myth of Jack Frost
• Why Do Animals Hibernate?
• Seeing Our Breath
• The Winter Solstice

FICTION PASSAGE TOPICS:

• Why Do I Feel So Sick?
• A New Friend
• A Sledding Adventure
• A Walk Through the Woods
• Better Luck Next Time
• Gerald's Great Sleep (Groundhog Day)
• The Great Race
• The Plunge
• The Three Amigos' Snow Fort
• A Holiday Season to Remember

WHAT'S DIFFERENT ABOUT THIS RESOURCE?

"Bubbles" rather than crayons indicate which color to underline or highlight. This set is perfect for older, struggling readers to feel more mature and comfortable using these pages.

THE PRINTABLE SET INCLUDES:

• 10 Nonfiction text passages (same passages as the digital version)
• 10 Fiction stories (same passages as the digital version)
• A Venn Diagram for comparing two passages
• A page asking students to create two questions of their own, along with answers to the questions
• Answer keys

HOW DO I USE THE PRINTABLE SET?

Students read the passage at least one time before beginning the questions. Each question has a bubble with a color word written inside. Students look back at the reading, locate the answer, and underline it using the color designated by the bubble. Then students write their answers on the lines. That's how they show text evidence and prove their answers.

THE DIGITAL SET INCLUDES:

• 10 Nonfiction text passages (same passages as the print version)
• 10 Fiction stories (same passages as the print version)
• A slide asking students to create two questions of their own, along with answers to the questions
• Answer keys
• Directions for assigning the digital slides to students

HOW DO I USE THE DIGITAL SETS?

Students read the passage at least one time before beginning the questions. Each question has a colored bubble in front of it. Students will look back in the reading, locate the answer, and cover it with the designated color's drag and drop the highlighting strip.

WHAT DO YOU NEED FOR THIS RESOURCE?

• These resources were created with Google Slides™.
• You will need a Google email to make a copy for your Google Drive.
• You can assign these passages through Google Classroom or send them via email to students.

WHAT HAPPENS AFTER I PURCHASE THIS RESOURCE?

• Download and read the PDF directions.
• Click the links to make a copy of each resource for your own drive.
• Assign to your students using the enclosed directions.

This resource is NOT EDITABLE.

IMPORTANT: The only specific holiday mentioned in this set is Groundhog Day (in the fiction story "Gerald's Great Sleep"). The fictional story "A Holiday Season to Remember" refers to "the holiday season," but no specific holiday is mentioned.

SUPPORTS COMMON CORE STANDARDS (CCSS):

R.I. 2.1, R.L. 2.1

R.I. 3.1, R.L. 3.1

R.I 4.1, R.L. 4.1

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