Reading is a very important part of learning a language. It's considered a receptive skill, otherwise known as a passive skill, which means that students don’t necessarily have to produce language - just receive it. But more often than not, students have difficulty reading because of vocabulary and/or the context involved. BusyTeacher.org offers 1,314 reading comprehension worksheets that are sure to help your students stay engaged in their reading, by providing interesting stories and effective exercises.
We as teachers don’t always have the time to make up our own stories, or go through books to pick out excerpts to present in our lessons. The reading worksheets on BusyTeacher.org offer a variety of different stories and texts in different categories and genres to help your students improve their reading ability and learn the language, all the while enjoying the stories they're reading. Depending on what you're aiming to teach, you can use these worksheets in a whole variety of different ways in the classroom. If a worksheet has a story that contains dialogue, you could assign roles to students and have them act out what the characters say. You can also use the stories on the worksheets to create comprehension questions. Some worksheets can even make for classroom discussion topics. After reading a passage, you can present a question to students, and ask them to give their opinions of where the story is going. These are just some of the many things you can do to make use of these worksheets in the classroom.
Whether you're teaching scanning, skimming, critical thinking, or reading for gist, BusyTeacher.org has the worksheet(s) you need for your lessons. There are worksheets on just about any topic you can think of - sports, business, history, and holidays to name a few. Another handy feature on BusyTeacher.org is that each worksheet has the level shown in the description, which makes it easy for you to find an appropriate worksheet for your students. The thumbnail can be opened to full page view, so you can check if the worksheet is right for your lesson. Some worksheets you'll find here are appropriate for several - or even for all levels, which means they're reusable for a future lessons with students at different levels.
No registration or subscription is necessary to download our worksheets. They’re all free to download, copy, and use in your lessons. Plus, all of them were created and uploaded by fellow ESL teachers from all around the globe, and have helped other ESL teachers in their lessons. In addition, if you have a worksheet you've created and would like to submit it to this site, you can do so by clicking the “Submit a worksheet” link at the bottom of this page. Join thousands of other ESL teachers using BusyTeacher.org, and bookmark us as your number-one stop for worksheets to use in your lessons daily! With 1,314 reading worksheets, planning your lessons has never been easier. Get started by checking out the most popular worksheets below. Try downloading one and using it in your lesson today!
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It's a reading comprehension exam, it includes a text in relation to the TV program: the Simpsons. next there are some true and false exercises and others to show reading comprehension. Last, the ...
This worksheet focuses on a short reading about New Year's Resolutions, that highlights some phrasal verbs. Followed by some interesting New Year's Traditions around the world, great for disc ...
Reading comprehension test. The text is about the history of the Scout Movement in the UK and about Robert Baden-Powell, Chief Scout of the World. Tasks : match the definition with the words in ...
this PPT lesson is suitable to be used for a multicultural class. This one hour reading & speaking lesson introduce superstitions and is supplemented with a short group activity and presentati ...
This is an original script I made for the children I teach in South Korea. I used it to practice their reading and also as a performance piece. The lessons surrounding this script were related to ...
This worksheets will help you to practice the present continuous tense. Students should write a blog using the information about different festivals (Chinese New Year, Holi and Up Helly Aa Fire Fe ...
I use this activity to make students read and pay attention to what they're reading. They can play read and mime (in which for each blank, the teacher shows the word to one student and s/he has to ...
In this worksheet you'll see different exercises such as match, true or false, complete the sentences, name the food, answer the questions and tick the correct sentence. All of them are related to ...
This worksheet is brought from the website HGTV (online magazine & professional website for Interior Designers). I just adapted the article about Beds Glossary to make it printable in a better ...
This is a complete skill lesson, where you have listening and reading. To start the lesson there are some questions to set the contest, then there are some words to pre-teach the vocab. The f ...
What do some Australians hang on their front doors? Where does Santa Claus leave the presents? What does Santa Claus travel in? Students read through the information about Christmas in Australia a ...
Which trees are decorated in India at Christmastime? What do Christians in Mumbai often display in their front window? Students are asked to read through the facts about Christmas in India and ans ...
In the Netherlands, when does Sinterklaas bring the children their presents? What vegetable do children leave in their shoes for Sinterklaas's horse? Students read through this passage all about C ...
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The worksheet is about Mexico’s Caribbean Sea with the world’s largest underwater sculpture park. The reading text contains vocabulary, exercises. ( match words, find the opposites, co ...
This short reading comprehension includes some facts about the famous Walt Disney. Who created the voice of Mickey Mouse? Where was Walt born? Students read through the text and then answer the qu ...
This short reading comprehension includes some facts about the famous cartoon character Mickey Mouse. Who created the voice of Mickey Mouse? What is the name of Mickey's dog? Students read through ...
What was the first book that J. K. Rowling wrote? How many Harry Potter books did J. K. Rowling write? Students are asked to read through the facts about J. K. Rowling and answer the questions. Th ...
Reading and comprehension worksheet about the health risks of tattoos and piercings that must be taken into consideration before getting one done. It also advises students to choose an establishme ...
This story is titled 'My Baby Brother' and was written for early readers. A girl is talking about her baby brother. Students are asked to read through the short passage and then answer the multipl ...
Hi, Busy Teachers! This is a monthly test I made to check skills and vocabulary and writing on Natural Wonders worked with my 3rd graders (14 to 15 years old) in Secondary School. It contains a li ...
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