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7th Grade Reading Comprehension Passages
Short passages with questions under each, written for Grade 7. Every question sends the reader back into the text, and every answer explains why.
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- Free Story About 400 words The Stopwatch Tessa times every lap she runs. Then her coach takes the watches away and keeps only her own old stopwatch.
- Free History About 450 words The Race to the South Pole In 1911, two teams raced across Antarctica to reach the South Pole first. Their plans were very different, and so were their journeys home.
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- With a plan Story About 450 words The Storyteller On a hot, stuffy train, an aunt's story bores three restless children. Then a stranger in the corner offers to tell one of his own.
- With a plan History About 450 words Who Invented the Telephone? Most people name one inventor. But in the 1870s, at least three men were working on a way to send the human voice over a wire.
- With a plan Science About 450 words How Coral Reefs Are Built A coral reef looks like a garden of colorful rocks. In fact, it was built, one tiny stone cup at a time, by animals.
- With a plan Story About 450 words The Interview Declan needs a neighbor to interview for the school paper. The only one left is the grumpy woman next door who once kept his soccer ball.
- With a plan Poem Very short I'm Nobody! Who Are You? A famous short poem from 1891. The speaker is "nobody" and is glad of it. What is so bad about being somebody?
- With a plan History About 450 words The History of the Bicycle The first bicycle had no pedals, and a later one had a front wheel nearly as tall as a person. How did we get to the bike we ride today?
- With a plan Opinion About 450 words Should Schools Start Later? A student argues that the school day should begin at 8:30 or later. Read the reasons and the evidence, and decide how strong the case is.
- With a plan History About 500 words Houston, We've Had a Problem In 1970, an explosion crippled Apollo 13 on its way to the Moon. Three astronauts and thousands on the ground had about four days to bring the crew home.