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Reading comprehension worksheets for ESL lessons

Why Reading Comprehension Is Important

Printable esl reading comprehension worksheets, how to teach reading comprehension (5 tips).

Reading comprehension, or the ability to understand the things you read, is a vital component of any ESL curriculum.

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Students learning a second language may be able to easily and accurately pronounce the text they see on a page without actually understanding what it says, so it’s important to test them to make sure they’re actually comprehending the things they’re reading.

It’s also important to give your students strategies for reading to help them more easily understand stories and other texts.

You can download and print all of the following worksheets for free. Use them in your lessons or assign them as homework to your students.

Worksheets for Beginner/Elementary (A1-A2)

Worksheets for intermediate/intermediate-advanced (b1-b2), worksheets for advanced (c1-c2), incorporate reading comprehension exercises in your esl classes.

You can teach reading comprehension in your ESL class by giving students exercises to complete directly after they read a passage. This forces them to pay attention to the content of what they’re reading because they know questions are coming.

You can also practice active reading with your students, showing them how to pay attention to sentence structures and keywords. This helps them recognize what to look for when they’re reading and figure out what’s happening in a passage without understanding every single word.

Hand out Worksheets as Homework

Because reading is a solitary activity, reading comprehension worksheets are a great homework assignment for students. Your ESL students can read and answer questions at their own pace at home, strengthening their reading comprehension skills and deepening their love of learning in the process.

Check Pronunciation

If you are using these worksheets in a one-to-one lesson then use it as an opportunity to test your student’s pronunciation. The first time they read the passage, have them read it out loud.

Make a note of any words where the pronunciation needs improving and then correct them afterwards. Once the first pass is done, they can read it in their head if it helps aid their comprehension.

Pick the Right Level

Don’t forget to choose a suitable worksheet for your student’s level. It should go without saying but it can be easy to forget this sometimes.

Don’t be afraid to step back a level if your student is really having a rough time. At the same time, if they are going through these like a knife through butter then it’s time to turn up the difficulty level!

Help Them Out

Try to get your students to work things out from context as much as possible. This will help build their language ability.

However, if they are really not getting a particular section, don’t be afraid to step in and help them out. Sometimes, understanding just one important keyword in a sentence is enough to unlock the context of an entire paragraph.

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Reading Comprehension Worksheets | Download PDF And Use In Class Today

Download these free reading comprehension worksheets and use them in class today! Each of the worksheets below focuses on a particular topic and includes a passage for students to read, followed by reading comprehension questions. As always, these worksheets are FREE to use in your class. Choose a worksheet below to get started.

Reading Comprehension Worksheets

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ESL Reading Worksheets

Each worksheet includes a short paragraph about an everyday problem a character faces, a true-false exercise, a writing prompt, and a black and white image. They are presented in pdf format and should download quickly. I suggest reading the stories to the class before assigning the writing exercises. Estimated lesson time: 20 minutes.

Short Stories

ESL Reading Exercises and Worksheets

Welcome to “Elementary to Pre-Intermediate Reading Comprehension Exercises”, now a multi-media collection of PDFs, videos, listening activities, and reading comprehension exercises designed to engage, inform, and challenge students with topical issues that shape our ever-evolving society. This unique multimedia journey will offer students a window into the fascinating worlds of cultural phenomena, technological advancements, urban development, careers, fashion, and emerging trends.

1 San Francisco – a tale of a city

his is a reading/listening comprehension exercise about a bellwether city, San Francisco. It’s a more advanced reading exercise focusing on social issues related to the development of cities and technology in the 21st century.

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2 The Intern

This is a reading/listening comprehension exercise about a day in the life of an intern and contrasts it with university life.

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A short history of lipstick. This is a reading/listening exercise which is useful practice for teaching the past tense. It’s also pretty interesting as a history of popular culture.

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Lipstick (PDF)

(see the YouTube video)

4 The Influencer

This is reading comprehension exercise about a day in the life of an online influencer.

The Influencer (PDF)

5 Dall-e: the revolution will be visual!

This is a reading listening comprehension exercise about the new artificial intelligence text to image application Dall-e.

(see the video on YouTube)

6 Shein: the best, and worst, of fast fashion

The fast fashion industry has become quite topical recently. I think it’s really interesting on many levels. I hope the vocabulary in this exercise is not too difficult but it’s unavoidable with a topic like this.

7 The Experiment

This is a reading exercise about a scientist or researcher conducting an experiment in a lab. It’s great for any kind of medical/science students learning English, but I think it’s good for English language learners generally.

8 The Huggy Wuggy Chronicles (pre-intermediate and up)

The exercises in the PDF below are based on the fascinating story of Huggy Wuggy, the bizarre and adorable monster that has taken the world by storm. This set of exercises explores the world of Huggy Wuggy, focusing on vocabulary, critical thinking, comprehension, and listening. Get ready to dive into a journey of terror, laughter, and cultural phenomena!

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See the video on YouTube

9 The History of the T-shirt

The t-shirt is one of those topics that just about everyone can relate to.

10 A day in the life of an online shopper

A fairly elementary reading comprehension exercise about an online shopper.

11 Learning a New Language

Learning a new language has a lot of benefits for the learner.

12 The Digital Classroom

The digital classroom is the classroom of the future. This reading explores some of its impacts.

13 The Weekend Market (with answers)

This is an English language reading comprehension worksheet about  a visit to a weekend market.  It is an experience that almost every student in the world can relate to and so it’s extremely suitable for an English language class.  Click on the link or the image to download the PDF file. 

Weekend Market (PDF)

( see the YouTube video of “The Weekend Market” )

14 Air Tags

This is a reading comprehension about Apple’s latest innovation, Air Tags.

Air Tags (PDF)

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10  Adjectives Exercises Including Adjectives for People and Things 

3 Parts of Speech Exercises

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8 Preposition Exercises for Location, Time and Movement (PDF)

5 Future Tense Vocabulary and Speaking Exercises

5  Useful Passive Voice Practice worksheets

6  Present Perfect Language and Speaking Worksheets

11  Incredibly Useful Past Tense Simple Teaching Activities (PDF)

3 Great Exercises for the 2nd Conditional (PDF)

15 Inventing a mRNA vaccine to save the world

Katalin Kariko and the story of mRNA

This is a reading comprehension exercise about the people who invented a vaccine for the coronavirus.

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Inventing an mRNA vaccine (PDF)

16 Online  shopping assistant (with answers)

An online shopping assistant takes online orders and walks around a supermarket or department store and collects items to packed and delivered. This exercise is about the daily activities of a supermarket employee in this  line of work on the age of the coronavirus.  

Online shopping assistant reading comprehension

Online shopping assistant reading comprehension (PDF)

17 Autonomous vehicles reading comprehension (with answers)

The arrival of autonomous vehicles is a topical issue of our times. It’s a great way to to engage in a discussion about the impacts of new technologies. 

Autonomous vehicles reading comprehension lesson

Autonomous vehicles reading comprehension (PDF)

18 First Day at University (with answers)

I have found that another easy-to-teach topic is a student’s  first day at university. This is a an experience that university students can identify with and  works smoothly in the classroom.

A first day at university reading comprehension exercise for English language learners.

First Day(PDF)

19 High School vs University (with answers)

This  reading exercise  focuses on the differences between high school students and university students.

High school vs university reading comprehension

High School vs University (PDF)

20  Christiane Amanpour (with answers)

This  reading  worksheet is  about the journalist Christiane  Amanpour.

A reading comprehension exercise for English language learners about the journalist and reporter Christiane Amanpour.

Christiane Amanpour (PDF)

10 opinion and argument writing worksheets

8 comparison/contrast templates and exercises

10 cause/effect writing activities

3 kinds of exercises for teaching transitions

6 memorable narrative essay writing practice exercises (PDF)

6 delightful descriptive paragraph and essay writing exercises  (PDF)

11 essential exercises for elementary writing students (PDF)

21  What effect has technology had on our lives? (with answers)

This is an English language reading comprehension worksheet about the effects of technology.  It is an excellent complement to any lesson focusing on technology and society. It also works well in a class  when the teacher is trying to determine students’ knowledge of computing and internet vocabulary. I used it in a class with Thai ICT students and I could quickly asses the different English language abilities of the students.

Effects of technology reading comprehension worksheet for English language learners.

What effect has technology had on our lives? (PDF)

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Critical Thinking Reading Comprehension Worksheets

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Short Story Reading Comprehension Worksheets

  • Beginning Level
  • Answers for this series are included at the end of each worksheet.
  • "My Friend" - Low Beginning. 3 answer choices. 7 questions. 74 words.
  • "My House" - Low Beginning. 3 answer choices. 7 questions. 92 words.
  • "Time to..." - Low Beginning. 4 answer choices. 11 questions. 89 words.
  • "My Family" - Low Beginning. 4 answer choices. 6 questions. 90 words.
  • "Rainy Day" - Low Beginning. 4 answer choices. 5 questions. 78 words.
  • "A Call to the Pool" - Low Beginning. 4 answer choices. 5 questions. 116 words.
  • "The Singing Bird" - Low Beginning. 4 answer choices. 5 questions. 96 words.
  • "Seeing Stars" - Low Beginning. 4 answer choices. 8 questions. 92 words.
  • "I Fly" - Low Beginning. 4 answer choices. 4 questions. 113 words.
  • "The Drive" - Mid Beginning. 4 answer choices. 10 questions. 120 words.
  • "Zach's Animals" - Mid Beginning. 4 answer choices. 10 questions. 104 words.
  • "Griffin's Talents" - Mid Beginning. 4 answer choices. 9 questions. 112 words.
  • "A Happy Visitor" - Mid Beginning. 4 answer choices. 5 questions. 170 words.
  • "An Adventure" - Mid Beginning. 4 answer choices. 5 questions. 177 words.
  • "Running" - Mid Beginning. 4 answer choices. 5 questions. 148 words.
  • "Paul Cooks" - Mid Beginning. 4 answer choices. 10 questions. 112 words.
  • "Bella Hides" - Mid Beginning. 4 answer choices. 8 questions. 135 words.
  • "First Prize" - Mid Beginning. 4 answer choices. 8 questions. 155 words.
  • "What Number?" - Mid Beginning. 4 answer choices. 12 questions. 154 words.
  • "The Interview" - High Beginning. 4 answer choices. 9 questions. 205 words.
  • "Julian's Work" - High Beginning. 4 answer choices. 12 questions. 194 words.
  • "Talia's Special Day" - High Beginning. 4 answer choices. 10 questions. 204 words.
  • "One Hundred Dollars" - High Beginning. 4 answer choices. 13 questions. 273 words.
  • "New Shoes for Maddy" - High Beginning. 4 answer choices. 11 questions. 223 words.
  • "The 20" - High Beginning. 4 answer choices. 12 questions. 256 words.
  • "Big City Noise" - High Beginning. 4 answer choices. 13 questions. 238 words.
  • Intermediate Level
  • "By the Water" - Low Intermediate. 4 answer choices. 9 questions. 225 words.
  • "A Cold Day" - Low Intermediate. 4 answer choices. 14 questions. 286 words.
  • "Vet Emergency!" - Low Intermediate. 4 answer choices. 10 questions. 247 words.
  • "Late" - Low Intermediate. 4 answer choices. 14 questions. 284 words.
  • "The Brenners" - Low Intermediate. 4 answer choices. 13 questions. 297 words.
  • "Bullied" - Low Intermediate. 4 answer choices. 13 questions. 197 words.
  • "The New School" - Low Intermediate. 4 answer choices. 14 questions. 286 words.
  • "The Park" - Low Intermediate. 4 answer choices. 11 questions. 297 words.
  • "Worth Working For" - Mid Intermediate. 4 answer choices. 10 questions. 280 words.
  • "The Rent Man" - Mid Intermediate. 4 answer choices. 12 questions. 215 words.
  • "Time with Grandpa" - Mid Intermediate. 4 answer choices. 9 questions. 237 words.
  • "The Bus Driver" - Mid Intermediate. 4 answer choices. 15 questions. 294 words.
  • "A Day Like No Other" - Mid Intermediate. 4 answer choices. 12 questions. 305 words.
  • "A Mystery" - Mid Intermediate. 4 answer choices. 10 questions. 247 words.
  • "Just One Touch" - Mid Intermediate. 4 answer choices. 15 questions. 326 words.
  • "Wanga" - Mid Intermediate. 4 answer choices. 13 questions. 340 words.
  • "Ana Finds an Apartment" - Mid Intermediate. 4 answer choices. 12 questions. 408 words.
  • "Guermo's Surprise" - High Intermediate. 4 answer choices. 9 questions. 372 words .
  • "Canopy of Nature" - High Intermediate. 4 answer choices. 8 questions. 332 words .
  • "Blizzard in Birmingham" - High Intermediate. 4 answer choices. 10 questions. 319 words.
  • "A Christmas in March" - High Intermediate. 4 answer choices. 10 questions. 385 words.
  • "Bail" - High Intermediate. 4 answer choices. 10 questions. 301 words.
  • "Clean Water Act" - High Intermediate. 4 answer choices. 10 questions. 632 words.
  • "BB" - High Intermediate. 4 answer choices. 10 questions. 511 words .
  • Advanced Level
  • "The Mini Problem" - Low Advanced. 4 answer choices. 10 questions. 291 words .
  • "Flower Power" - Low Advanced. 4 answer choices. 10 questions. 368 words.
  • "Seeing Clearly" - Low Advanced. 4 answer choices. 10 questions. 284 words .
  • "Accused" - Low Advanced. 4 answer choices. 12 questions. 285 words.
  • "City Girl" - Low Advanced. 4 answer choices. 13 questions. 429 words.
  • "Fried" - Mid Advanced. 4 answer choices. 10 questions. 235 words.
  • "Tattoo" - Mid Advanced. 4 answer choices. 11 questions. 350 words.
  • "The Transfers" - Mid Advanced. 4 answer choices. 12 questions. 381 words.
  • "Wild" - Mid Advanced. 4 answer choices. 10 questions. 493 words.
  • "Scorpion" - Low Advanced. 4 answer choices. 10 questions. 333 words
  • "Remains of a Marriage" - Mid Advanced. 4 answer choices. 11 questions. 345 words.
  • "Museum Hours" - Mid Advanced. 4 answer choices. 10 questions. 179 words.
  • "Seeing Through" - High Advanced. 5 answer choices. 10 questions. 326 words.
  • "Ursula Pugh" - High Advanced. 5 answer choices. 8 questions. 324 words.
  • "Dreams" - High Advanced. 4 answer choices. 12 questions. 357 words.
  • "Tracks" - High Advanced. 5 answer choices. 11 questions. 531 words.
  • "Love Train" - High Advanced. 5 answer choices. 12 questions. 646 words.
  • "The Storm" - High Advanced. 4 answer choices. 12 questions. 407 words.

Informational Passages Reading Comprehension Worksheets

In these reading comprehension worksheets, students are asked questions about information they have read about a specific topic. each passage reads similar to a newspaper of journal article, and provides interesting information about some aspect of history, nature, mechanics, science, art, and more. questions involve critical thinking with a focus on logic and inference..

  • Answer Key - This answer key is available but still under development.
  • "The Sun" - Low Beginning. 3 questions. Under 50 words.
  • "Gas" - Low Beginning. 3 questions. Under 50 words.
  • "Music" - Low Beginning. 4 questions. Under 50 words.
  • "Birds" - Low Beginning. 4 questions. Under 50 words.
  • "The Heart" - Low Beginning. 4 questions. Under 50 words.
  • "The Butterfly" - Low Beginning. 5 questions. Under 50 words.
  • "Pigs" - Low Beginning. 3 questions. Under 50 words.
  • "The Brain" - Low Beginning. 3 questions. Under 50 words.
  • "The Ocean" - Low Beginning. 7 questions. Under 100 words.
  • "Trees" - Low Beginning. 4 questions. Under 100 words.
  • "Alligators" - Low Beginning. 6 questions. Under 100 words.
  • "The Blow-Dryer" - Low Beginning. 5 questions. Under 100 words.
  • "Green Grass" - Low Beginning. 6 questions. Under 100 words.
  • "Taste" - Low Beginning. 4 questions. Under 100 words.
  • "Bees" - Mid Beginning. 10 questions. Under 200 words.
  • "Frogs" - Mid Beginning. 10 questions. Under 200 words.
  • "Beds" - Mid Beginning. 10 questions. Under 200 words.
  • "Humans" - Mid Beginning. 10 questions. Under 200 words.
  • "Fish" - Mid Beginning. 10 questions. Under 200 words.
  • "Houses" - Mid Beginning. 10 questions. Under 300 words.
  • "Soda Pop" - High Beginning. 10 questions. Under 200 words.
  • "Tea" - High Beginning. 10 questions. Under 200 words.
  • "Ice Fishing" - High Beginning. 10 questions. Under 300 words.
  • "Bears" - High Beginning. 10 questions. Under 300 words.
  • "Flags" - High Beginning. 10 questions. Under 300 words.
  • "Leonardo Da Vinci" - High Beginning. 10 questions. Under 300 words..
  • "Tennis" - High Beginning. 10 questions. Under 300 words.
  • "Dogs" - High Beginning. 10 questions. Under 300 words.
  • "Money" - High Beginning. 10 questions. Under 300 words.
  • "Abraham Lincoln" - High Beginning. 10 questions. Under 300 words.
  • "Corn" - High Beginning. 10 questions. Under 300 words.
  • "Umbrellas" - High Beginning. 10 questions. Under 300 words.
  • "Ben Franklin" - High Beginning. 10 questions. Under 300 words.
  • "Cars" - High Beginning. 10 questions. Under 300 words.
  • Answer Key - This is the answer key for to the intermediate level informational passages.
  • "Helicopters" - Low Intermediate. 10 questions. Under 300 words.
  • "Yellowstone National Park" - Low Intermediate. 10 questions. Under 400 words.
  • "Empress of the Blues" - Low Intermediate. 10 questions. Under 400 words.
  • "The Cactus" - Low Intermediate. 10 questions. Under 400 words.
  • "Space Exploration Voyagers 1 and 2" - Mid Intermediate. 10 questions. Under 400 words.
  • "Television" - Mid Intermediate. 10 questions. Under 400 words.
  • "Hibernation and Estivation" - Mid Intermediate. 10 questions. Under 400 words.
  • "Marco Polo" - Mid Intermediate. 10 questions. Under 400 words.
  • "Movie Ratings" - Mid Intermediate. 10 questions. Under 400 words.
  • "Birdsongs" - Mid Intermediate. 10 questions. Under 400 words.
  • "Counting" - Mid Intermediate. 10 questions. Under 400 words.
  • "Easter Island" - High Intermediate. 10 questions. Under 400 words.
  • "Mosquitoes" - High Intermediate. 12 questions. Under 700 words.
  • "Fingerprints" - High Intermediate. 11 questions. Under 700 words.
  • "Mother's Day" - High Intermediate. 10 questions. Under 700 words.
  • "Europe" - High Intermediate. 12 questions. Under 700 words.
  • Answer Key - This is the answer key for to the advanced level informational passages.
  • "Chocolate" - Low Advanced. 10 questions. Under 600 words.
  • "Houses Around the World" - Low Advanced. 10 questions. Under 700 words.
  • "Cells" - Low Advanced. 10 questions. Under 700 words.
  • "Soccer" - Low Advanced. 12 questions. Under 700 words.
  • "Bathtubs" - Low Advanced. 12 questions. Under 700 words.
  • "Pollution" - Low Advanced. 12 questions. Under 700 words.
  • "Interstate Highways" - Low Advanced. 10 questions. Under 800 words.
  • "The U.S. Census" - Low Advanced. 10 questions. Under 800 words.
  • "Sleep" - Low Advanced. 11 questions. Under 800 words.
  • "The U.S. Postal Service" - Mid Advanced. 11 questions. Under 800 words.
  • "Chemical Elements" - Mid Advanced. 11 questions. Under 800 words.
  • "Africa" - Mid Advanced. 11 questions. Under 1000 words.

Technical Reading Comprehension Worksheets

In these reading comprehension worksheets, students are asked questions about the meaning, significance, intention, structure, inference, and vocabulary used in each passage. each passage reads like an encyclopedic or technical journal article. answers for worksheets in this section can be found at the end of each individual worksheet..

  • "Water" - Beginning level. 3 questions with answers included. Under 300 words.
  • "Paper" - Beginning level. 3 questions with answers included. Under 300 words.
  • "The Flu" - Beginning level. 3 questions with answers included. Under 400 words.
  • "Nuts" - Beginning level. 3 questions with answers included. Under 400 words.
  • "The Sun" - Beginning level. 3 questions with answers included. Under 400 words.
  • "The White House" - Beginning level. 3 questions with answers included. Under 400 words.
  • "Soap" - Intermediate level. 3 questions with answers included. Under 400 words.
  • "Clocks" - Intermediate level. 3 questions with answers included. Under 400 words.
  • "The Robin" - Intermediate level. 3 questions with answers included. Under 400 words.
  • "Hybrid Vehicles" - Intermediate level. 4 questions with answers included. Under 500 words.
  • "Photography" - Intermediate level. 3 questions with answers included. Under 500 words.
  • "Biomimetics" - Intermediate level. 4 questions with answers included. Under 700 words.
  • "The Great Debates" - Intermediate level. 3 questions with answers included. Under 400 words.
  • "Salt" - Advanced level. 3 questions with answers included. Under 700 words.
  • "Colony Collapse" - Advanced level. 3 questions with answers included. Under 600 words.
  • "Columbian Exchange" - Advanced level. 3 questions with answers included. Under 700 words.
  • "Ethanol" - Advanced level. 3 questions with answers included. Under 600 words.
  • "Generations" - Advanced level. 3 questions with answers included. Under 600 words.
  • "The Hubble Telescope" - Advanced level. 7 questions with answers included. Under 1000 words.
  • "Intellegence Augmentation" - Advanced level. 5 questions with answers included. Under 1000 words.

Role Play Reading Comprehension Worksheets

In these reading comprehension worksheets, students can increase their understanding of colloquial and idiomatic expressions and get a feel for conversational english. they also allow several students to participate at the same time - which makes them really fun great for use in school or at home..

  • Answer Key - This is the answer key to the role play worksheets.
  • "What Time Is It?" - Beginning Level. 4 questions. Under 100 words.
  • "How Are You?" - Beginning Level. 4 questions. Under 100 words.
  • "Tie Your Shoes!" - Beginning Level. 4 questions. Under 100 words.
  • "Where Are My Glasses?" - Beginning Level. 4 questions. Under 100 words.
  • "A Cookie" - Beginning Level. 4 questions. Under 100 words.
  • "Where Are My Keys?" - Beginning Level. 4 questions. Under 100 words.
  • "City Life, Country Life" - Beginning Level. 10 questions. Under 200 words.
  • "Flu Shot" - Intermediate Level. 5 questions. Under 200 words.
  • "Vinegar" - Intermediate Level. 4 questions. Under 200 words.
  • "Wait for Me!" - Intermediate Level. 8 questions. Under 400 words.
  • "Glasses" - Intermediate Level. 8 questions. Under 400 words.
  • "Hungry" - Advanced Level. 8 questions. Under 400 words.
  • "Want to Know a Secret?" - Advanced Level. 8 questions. Under 200 words.
  • "Milk and Aesthetics" - Advanced Level. 8 questions. Under 500 words.

Dual Version Reading Comprehension Worksheets

In each of these reading comprehension worksheets, the same story is told, but with two versions: one that is basic, and one that is more advanced. this allows students to make direct comparisons between the advanced version to the more basic one, and makes for a powerful learning experience..

  • Answer Key - Coming Soon!
  • "An Overcast Day" - Beginning Level. 4 questions. Under 200 words.
  • "Who Knows My Name?" - Beginning Level. 4 questions. Under 200 words.
  • "A Call to the Pool" - Beginning Level. 6 questions. Under 300 words.
  • "Oh No!" - Beginning Level. 8 questions. Under 300 words.
  • "An Adventure" - Beginning Level. 6 questions. Under 400 words.
  • "Happy Birthday" - Beginning Level. 4 questions. Under 400 words.
  • "My Family" - Beginning Level. 8 questions. Under 300 words.
  • "My Family" - Beginning Level. 5 questions. Under 300 words.
  • "Driving Directions" - Beginning Level. 6 questions. Under 400 words.
  • "A Happy Visitor" - Beginning Level. 7 questions. Under 300 words.
  • "The Singing Bird" - Intermediate Level. 10 questions. Under 300 words.
  • "Violet Makes a Cake" - Intermediate Level. 8 questions. Under 400 words.
  • "A Visit to the Doctor" - Intermediate Level. 7 questions. Under 400 words.
  • "Making Dinner" - Intermediate Level. 8 questions. Under 400 words.
  • "The Market" - Intermediate Level. 10 questions. Under 500 words.
  • "Maria Gets Her License" - Intermediate Level. 8 questions. Under 500 words.
  • "A Paper for School" - Advanced Level. 7 questions. Under 300 words.
  • "A Birthday Surprise" - Advanced Level. 7 questions. Under 600 words.
  • "Getting a New Job" - Advanced Level. 8 questions. Under 600 words.
  • "The Dinner Party" - Advanced Level. 9 questions. Under 600 words.

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Reading comprehension exercises

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Advanced EFL / ESL Comprehension, grammar and vocabulary: exercise and classroom activity index, listed by type of exercise or activity or grammar point.

   a thematic index of exercises and classroom activities for use with advanced english articles on linguapress.com  -  median level c1 ., texts accompanied by general comprehension exercises, general comprehension exercises, based on the text. for cloze (gap-fill) exercises , jump to ► words and vocabulary exercises below.

reading comprehension worksheets for esl students pdf

  • A Few Good Reasons   with audio -   Interactive   A short story with general comprehension exercises 
  • All you need is Love with audio -   22 written or oral comprehension questions on this article
  • Britain - at any cost ?     10 oral or written comprehension questions about the article
  • America's drive-in movie theaters . True/False questions - justify your answers
  • The Bird Man of the Isles - True/False questions
  • Bodie - where the west was wildest - Interactive right or wrong exercise.
  • Deserts of America -   with audio True/False questions
  • Drug addiction: Days in the Death...   True/False questions
  • Mardi Gras in New Orleans  Ten general comprehension questions to answer
  • Mississippi Music :   Decide if statements are right (R) or wrong (W). Rewrite any wrong statements, correcting them as necessary.
  • Rosa Parks -  Interactive - General comprehension questions about the article.
  • Short story - Lucky Jim - General comprehension questions
  • Tea and the British : with audio Interactive Text comparison : Find and correct the ten factual mistakes in a summary of the article
  • Tolkien & the Hobbit    Interactive  Read through the article, then complete sentences using relevant information

Comprehension - listening

  • Short story - Blue Gum Tree - with audio Two listening comprehension exercises are suggested.
  • Crime time basketball - Have students remember what was written in the article.
  • Steaming on the Mississippi .   with audio Memory exercise - Read or play the text, stopping at the pause marks. Students suggest what follows.
  • Thinking it over with baby .  with audio  Find the differences between the written text and the recorded version, and pick out those that change the meaning.

Comprehension : sequencing events  

  • Jewel - the voice from Alaska -   Read the article then put list of events into chronological order.
  • Route 66 - Highway 66 revisited : Read the article, then put these events in the right order.

reading comprehension worksheets for esl students pdf

Comprehension - careful reading for information

  • The Queen who almost wsn't - with audio   Complete  sentences using information from the text, and providing the number of words indicated
  • Nevada and its Extraterrestrials Find the 20 cases where the information in the resumé of the article does not correctly reflect what was written in the original. Covers vocabulary and factual information.
  • Deserts of America . with audio Parallel texts :  pick out differences in expression either between the audio version of this text and the written version, or between the written version and a second version given below. 
  • Pubs and their signs   Read the article and write down five things that you have learned about British pubs.
  • Guy Fawkes and Bonfire Night :   Interactive   Text correction (correctable onscreen): Correct 20 mistakes of grammar and vocabulary
  • Smugglers   Interactive   Text correction (correctable onscreen): Correct the mistakes in this badly copied extract from the article.
  • Tea and the British :   with audio Text comparison : Find the ten factual mistakes in this summary of the article

Reusing information : Creative or descriptive writing

  • The American way of eating .  with audio    Interactive   Reuse information from the article, starting with the prompts given.
  • Awaiting the big one  - Imagine that you are a journalist in 1906 in San Francisco, a short time after the earthquake. Describe the scene that you see
  • California's Water Wars : Produce projects for authentic documents (in English) for distribution to the public
  • College sport USA. Write a letter reusing certain elements of vocabulary from the article.
  • The Bird Man of the Isles : Write a 400-word article about Graham Ross using the interview as your raw material.
  • The Story of the blues - with audio   Write sentences to link the following words in the order given
  • Leonard cohen Interview : write an article about Cohen, using the interview as your source.
  • London's Notting Hill Carnival -  Describe a day at the carnival, using the words given
  • Route 66 - Highway 66 revisited  :   Letter writing, based on information in the article
  • Short story - Blue Gum Tree   with audio Retell the story as a local newspaper article. Include certain terms.
  • Short story - The Car : with audio   Rewrite the story as told by Shafi in his own words.
  • Short Story - Lucky Jim -   Interactive The local coast guard chief had to write a report explaining the events that took place. Complete the sentences of the report using the prompts suggested..
  • Tolkien & the Hobbit :   letter writing, based on information in the article. An exchange of letters between Tolkien and Edith.

2. Texts accompanied by free expression - writing / speaking - activities

See also creative writing exercises above..

  • College sport USA.  - Rephrase a complex sentence, using the framework given
  • Los Angeles - city on the brink -    with audio   -    Interactive  rephrasing exercise, with prompts.
  • Save the Everglades -   Interactive rephrasing exercise - passive to active.
  • The King, the Monarchy and their future   Interactive rephrasing exercise, with prompts .
  • Thanksgiving   with audio  -   Interactive   Rephrase sentences, starting with the prompt given:

Question forming:

  • America's Amish - Imagine an interview with Johan, using the question words indicated
  • Crime time basketball -   Rearrange the words to make questions that relate to the article
  • For Elise - a short story -   with audio   An investigative journalist from New York came to interview Coke Bucknil about the story of Elise Toussaint. Here are the answers to his questions; what were the questions?
  • Hillary Clinton - the early years . Form questions from the answers given.
  • Orson Welles : Fictitious interview with Orson Welles: what were your questions ?
  • Short story - Blue Gum Tree  :   with audio Police interview. Here are the answers, what were the questions ?
  • Short Story - Lucky Jim   : Interactive   Here are the answers, what were the questions ?
  • Short story - The Car :  with audio Interactive   Police interview. Here are the answers, what were the questions ?
  • Steaming on the Mississippi .     with audio Interactive  Make up  questions to which this article provides the answers, using the prompt words given
  • Thanksgiving .  with audio Interactive Form questions starting with specific question words, to which the article provides the answer
  • Thinking it over with baby .     with audio Interactive  Make up  questions using the words provided, then answer them

Sentence building

  • The American way of eating    with audio   Interactive   Using info from the article, write sentences beginning...
  • The Mormons - Make up one correctly structured sentence from each of the groups of words below.
  • Tolkien & the Hobbit : Interactive Complete sentences using information from the text.

Characterising

  • Short story - A suitable job -  Interactive Write a short sentence (at least ten words) to characterise each of these characters mentioned in the story .
  • Rodeo - two exercises to explore the question of style

Text contraction / summarizing

  • America's Bald Eagles - reduce each paragraph of this article to no more than 20 words,
  • America's teenage courts - Reduce the article to four sentences of about 30 words each
  • The Bird Man of the Isles   - Write a 400-word article based on this interview.
  • College sport USA  - Reduce this article to about half its length.
  • Hillary Clinton - the early years   Contract the article to about half its length.
  • Just who are the English? Write a 200 word summary of this article.,
  • Los Angeles - city on the brink -    with audio   -    Interactive   text contraction exercise, with prompts

Role play activities, oral expression:

  • Amerca's Teen courts - Conduct sessions of the teen court in class, using the method indicated
  • Amerca's Deserts - . with audio A citizens' meeting is held as the climate gets drier and drier.
  • The Bird Man of the Isles : Pair work : recreate the interview, using the original questions.
  • Ellis Island -  with audio   Structured role play, with roles and theme
  • The electric car revolution   Free expression / discussion :discuss the future of electric cars..
  • GM crops - Frankenstein foods ?   Role-play exercise - 5 roles
  • NEW   Los Angeles - city on the brink -    with audio   -  Role-play exercise - 2 - 4 roles
  • Save the Everglades -   Structured role play exercise , with roles and theme
  • A Town called Sturgis -  Imagine a radio sketch based on the article

3. Grammar points - texts focusing on specific grammar points:

Article use.

  • Pubs and their signs   Interactive Complete an extract from the text, adding articles where necessary.
  • Thanksgiving .  with audio   Interactive  Choose the correct article from the multiple choice dropdown lists
  • Skyscrapers . Interactive Put in the definite articles in an extract from the text, but only when they are needed.
  • Fox-Talbot and the origins of photography :  cloze exercise. Add articles when and only when they are needed.

Nouns and adjectives

  • Skiing in the wind :   explain the meaning of the many compound nouns used in the article.
  • California's Water Wars - Memory and logic - complete an extract from the text, using the qualifiers (adjectives, etc.) listed.
  • College sport USA -   Interactive  Slide or copy the missing nouns and andjectives into an extract from the text

Prepositions

  • Nevada and its Extraterrestrials   Interactive Replace all the missing prepositions and adverbs in this extract from the article .
  • The story of Ellis Island   with audio Complete these sentences with the appropriate prepositions   
  • America's Amish - Interactive Replace all the missing prepositions in this extract from the article.
  • Save the Everglades - Replace all the missing prepositions in this extract from the article.
  • Smugglers   Interactive   Replace all the missing prepositions in this extract from the article   .

Verbs :  participles, tenses, voice

  • Martin Luther King -  with audio   Interactive   Blank-fill  (cloze) exercise:  replace the verbs and participles , choosing the correct form.
  • America's teenage courts -   Interactive   Blank-fill : put the verbs  into the correct form
  • From Magna Carta to American democracy -   Interactive   Blank-fill :   Multiple choice cloze verb form exercise, past tenses and other forms.
  • Just who are the English? Interactive   blank-fill :   Multiple choice cloze verb form exercise.
  • Rodeo, the sport of the West  - Interactive   blank-fill exercise: present and past participles , words in  -ing and -ed.
  • Save the Everglades -   Interactive rephrasing exercise passive to active.
  • Skiing in the wind :  Interactive     rephrasing exercise active to passive , using the prompts indicated.
  • The Story of the jet plane -   with audio   Interactive Replace all the missing -ing and -ed endings in this extract.

Verbs : modals and auxiliaries

  • Henry Ford   with audio   Interactive Blank-fill  - Replace missing modal verbs or auxiliaries in extracts from the article
  • John Lennon   Interactive Blank-fill  - Replace missing modal verbs or auxiliaries in these extracts from the article

Verbs : Dependent and consecutive verbs - gerund or infinitive

  • Henry Ford   with audio   Interactive Blank-fill  -  Put the verb into the correct form

Prepositional and phrasal verbs

  • Rodeo : Have students pick out and explain the phrasal/prepositional verbs used.
  • Woody Guthrie - Match the prepositional verbs listed with their meanings.

Relative pronouns and adjectives

  • All you need is love with audio - Interactive Replace the missing relatives (that, which, who, whom,) or nominal relatives ( what, how) in this extract
  • Log cabins and the White House -      Multiple choice cloze  exercise on relative pronouns and adjectives. .
  • The Mormons - Interactive  Replace the missing relative pronoun in these sentences: (which, what or whose?)

Time clauses:

  • The story of Ellis Island  - with audio   match phrases and add a time clause.
  • Britain at any cost ? :   Discover the different ways in which negation is expressed in this article
  • Guy Fawkes and Bonfire Night :   Interactive cloze / gap-fill exercise featuring negative structures

Punctuation

  • Short story - The Car :  with audio Interactive   Replace all the missing punctuation in this extract from the story.
  • Woody Guthrie -  Replace all the missing punctuation in this extract from the article .

4. Texts with words and vocabulary exercises

Vocabulary exercises : general – including  cloze (gap-fill) exercises and word formation exercises.

  • America's Bald Eagles : What expressions, used in the original article, mean...?
  • Britain - at any cost ?  Find the words in the text that mean.....
  • Crime time basketball -   Interactive   CAE/ CPE style open cloze exercise
  • Charles Babbage   Explain, in English, the following words and expressions
  • The Decline of Wasp America -     Interactive   multiple choice  vocabulary exercise and synonym finding
  • Gettysburg   Interactive   Two multiple choice cloze vocabulary exercises
  • GM crops - Frankenstein foods     Interactive   Cloze exercis e . Complete an extract from the text. Some cases require the original expression, others require  alternatives.
  • Life in Umbridge - living in the country - Words and structures Complete sentences using appropriate words in the right structure.
  • Mark Twain and the frogs of Calaveras County    with audio   Gap-fill exercise  - words and parts of words
  • Meet Robodog.   Technical language : Explain the meaning of the following expressions:
  • Mississippi Music - Missing words cloze exercise.  Interactive - Slide the missing words into the correct gaps in the section about Elvis Presley
  • Rosa Parks - Antonyms - Find the opposites of certain words that are used in the article.
  • Shakespeare 400 years on - Interactive  General text study exercises.
  • Short story - the Car    Interactive   MCQ cloze exercise. Select the closest equivalent of the words and expressions used in the story:
  • The Queen who almost wsn't -   Interactive with audio  Word families - find nouns derived from root words
  • Smugglers :   Explain the italicized expressions in the article; then make up sentences reusing them
  • The Yukon quest - Synonyms - find the expressions, used in the text, that could be rephrased using the following words.

Vocabulary - multiple choice exercises, mostly interactive cloze exercises  

  • The American way of eating    with audio Interactive MCQ cloze  exercise - (CAE style)
  • Aeroponics - farming without fields -   with audio   Interactive MCQ cloze   Choose the nearest equivalent of each of the following expressions: 
  • America's Drive-in movie theaters Interactive   Interactive MCQ cloze exercise - choose missing words from a dropdown list
  • Who killed Martin Luther King   with audio   MCQ . Select the alternatives that are closest in meaning.
  • The electric car revolution   Interactive MCQ cloze exercise. Expressions : select the bst alternatives from the drop-down lists.
  • Mardi Gras in New Orleans Interactive MCQ cloze exercise. - vocaqbulary. Select the correct words from dropdown lists
  • Los Angeles - city on the brink -    with audio   -    Interactive   multiple choice cloze vocabulary exercise
  • Rosa Parks  - MCQ . Select the best alternative for the following words or phrases that occur in the article
  • Britain at any cost ? :   Find the words in the,article which have the meaning of ...
  • Short story : Lucky Jim  - Interactive MCQ cloze exercise . Select nearest equivalents suggested in the dropdown boxes.
  • Short story - A suitable job -  Interactive MCQ cloze exercise. . From the drop-down lists,choose the meaning that most closely corresponds to words or phrases.
  • Skiing in the wind :  Interactive MCQ cloze exercise. Options included in the actual text.
  • The King, the Monarchy and their future   Interactive MCQ cloze exercise . Select nearest equivalents suggested in the dropdown boxes.
  • Who is Angelyne ?   MCQ . Select the nearest equivalent to the following words as used in the article.
  • Route 66 - Highway 66 revisited : MCQ   Select the nearest equivalent for the following words and phrases

Vocabulary : words and meaning

  • Agatha Christie - As   Uses and meanings of the word as . .
  • The electric car revolution   Interactive   Explain the meanings of these words and expressions.
  • The story of the blues : with audio  Explain the use of the following expressions.
  • Robodog:  Compound nouns  and noun phrases in technical English. Explain the meanings of the examples listed.
  • Stephen Hawking : Explain expressions in your own words:

Vocabulary : Synonyms and antonyms

  • Britain's Chinese come out on top - Rephrasing - complete an extract from the article using alternative words and expressions
  • From Magna Carta to American democracy -   Interactive Synonyms and antonyms exercises
  • The Yukon quest - Find the expressions, used in the text, that could be rephrased using the following words.
  • Short story - the Car    with audio Interactive  MCQ .   Select the best synonym from the dropdown list:

Word endings - word formation

  • Aeroponics - farming without fields -   with audio Interactive   Add the missing word endings in this extract.
  • Americans fat and thin :   Interactive Add the necessary word endings, and words, to complete this extract
  • America's bald eagles :   Interactive Add the necessary word endings, and words, to complete this extract
  • California's earthquake risk Interactive  Replace the missing word-endings in two extracts from the article .
  • Charles Darwin     Interactive Add the necessary word endings to complete this extract
  • Fox-Talbot and the origins of photography :  word exploration, technical language - compound adjectives.
  • From Magna Carta to American democracy -   Interactive   Add the missing word endings in this extract.
  • Log cabins and the White House -     Add the missing word endings in this extract.
  • Stephen Hawking  - Interactive online exercise (click) - Without referring back to the article, try to put in all the correct endings
  • Wall street culture   Interactive Replace the missing word endings.  
  • Woody Guthrie - Interactive   Replace the missing word endings in this short extract from the article

Word search

  • America's teenage courts - Find words or expresions in the text which mean...
  • Americans fat and thin . Here are some synonyms : find the original words
  • Agatha Christie -  Interactive   Reorganise the words in the boxes to make up correctly structured sentences .
  • Americans fat and thin .  Rearrange words to make correctly formed questions, then answer the questions.
  • Bodie - where the west was wildest - Interactive Reconstruct sentences putting the words given into the right order.

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22 Effective ESL Reading Activities Your Students Will Love

Do your ESL students sometimes struggle to understand what they’ve read?

Reading comprehension is notoriously difficult for students to learn and for teachers to teach. You have to make it interesting and effective. Otherwise, your students will lose interest and get discouraged from reading in English altogether.

In this post, I’ve compiled 22 awesome and effective ESL reading comprehension activities that your students will surely enjoy. Some are straightforward, while others require a bit of preparation prior to the main activity.

1. Pick the Right Word: Which Is It?

2. picture quiz: brown bear, what do you see, 3. connect the dots: this word goes with that picture, 4. sequence: putting humpty dumpty back together, 5. story retelling: showtime, 6. cause and effect: who solves the mystery, 7. following directions: it’s a treasure hunt, 8. multiple-choice: get it right, 9. short answers: a story within a story, 10. vocabulary focus: show and tell, 11. decoding idioms: guess what the phrase means, 12. question time: prep for the real work, 13. read and repeat: get pronunciation down pat, 14. paragraph summary: tell it another way, 15. quiz writing and giving: stump your classmates, 16. true or false: give me a thumbs-up (or down), 17. puzzle making: cut and paste, 18. taboo: don’t say that, 19. class discussions: talk it out, 20. class debates: fight it out, 21. class presentations: in-class ted talks, 22. class presentations redux: tell me about [a favorite topic], why do esl reading comprehension activities.

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Most ESL reading activities designed to test comprehension look like this:

Sarah went to the (beach/park). There, she met a friend who went to (science class/summer camp) two years ago.

You can usually find exercises like this for free on K12Reader.com and Mr. Nussbaum.com , so you don’t need to spend time making them on your own.

They’re rather cut-and-dry as far as exercises go, but if you’re new to giving out ESL reading comprehension activities or are looking for a safe option, you can always fall back on this one.

If you’re looking for a more creative version of “Pick the Right Word,” you can also craft an ESL reading comprehension activity that doesn’t necessarily involve words and sentences (as strange as that might sound).

Instead of giving students two options to choose from or having them fill in the blanks, you can give them a bunch of pictures and have them do some matching.

Using the example above ( Sarah went to the (beach/park) . ..), you can label several pictures as A, B, C and D. Picture A can be a beach, Picture B can be a park and so on. Students can then sort through the pictures, and write the correct letter corresponding to the correct image in the blank space.

Alternatively, you could also use “Connect the Dots” for the same exercise above. This works especially well with younger ESL learners, who’ll be more appreciative of colorful pictures accompanying their learning activities.

Feel free to throw in an irrelevant picture or two to make the activity a tad more tricky and interesting. It’ll also more accurately gauge whether your students actually understand the answers they’re giving out or are just guessing them.

Nursery rhymes like “Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall” are engaging for ESL learners of any age.

For this activity, use pictures to retell the story and help your students remember the main plot points, characters and events of the text.

Preparation

  • Create copies of two stories. Make sure each is single-spaced and printed on a separate piece of paper. Label each story “Story 1” and “Story 2.”
  • Make a worksheet of a bunch of pictures (related to the stories you’ve created) labeled with either numbers or letters. Make sure there are spaces or lines immediately below the pictures where your students can write their answers. Depending on your class’s level, you can turn the labeling exercise into the perfect drill for practicing spelling and sentence construction.
  • Give your students the picture worksheet, and talk about what’s happening in each picture.
  • Ask your students to turn over the picture worksheet, and hand out the two stories to read.
  • After the students have finished reading, have them flip the papers with the stories over to the blank back side. Without looking at the story, students should cut out the pictures, and glue them to the back of the right story in chronological order.

If you need some inspiration for fantastic picture reading comprehension worksheets, try ESlFlow.com . There are also some interesting picture worksheets on Cal.org that  focus specifically on health literacy for ESL adults .

You’ll probably find that it’s easier and more fun to find a story online, and download images from Google to make your own picture stories.

Story retelling involves reading a text or story and then acting it out to other students. If you have students who love role play, they’ll enjoy this one and similar activities .

  • Choose from any of these short stories for ESL students , print them out and make enough copies for the whole class.
  • Divide students into small groups. Make sure the size of each group matches the number of characters in the stories you’re handing out.
  • Give each group a different story that they’ll need to act out in front of the class.
  • Prepare (or have your students prepare) a list of short answers/multiple choice/true or false questions to engage the audience and evaluate how well the actors captured the events of the story.
  • Once everything is set, it’s showtime!

Cause and effect questions help students think outside the box and better understand the ripple effect of events.

Text materials that have a mysterious plot or historical background are excellent choices, because they require students to understand the context of the mystery, the clues and the characters to fully appreciate the thrills of crime solving.

For example, you can read this interesting crime scene together with your students in class. Your objective with this activity is to answer the final question: Why isn’t Inspector Coderre satisfied with Ms. Webb’s version of the event? 

  • Divide students into groups.
  • Create a cause and effect map to capture the first part of Ms. Webb’s testimony, which ends right before the sentence, “The inspector was very sympathetic and told her that it was very natural to not want to damage somebody’s property.” For example, you can write something like “ (effect) Ms. Webb could see the study room → it was well-lit. (cause) ” or “ (cause) Ms. Webb broke a small window → to get into the house. (effect) ” It doesn’t matter how you order the cause and effect—the point is to help students notice details in the story and make an effective analysis.
  • Ask the students to identify the part of the testimony that made the detective lose his sympathy. Analyze that testimonial section with another cause and effect chart. Do they notice any inconsistencies?
  • Discuss the students’ findings in class or in small groups.

You don’t have to limit ESL reading comprehension activities to short stories. You can also facilitate hands-on activities to encourage your students to read, such as this treasure hunt game.

  • Create a map. It can be hand-drawn or printed. Give unique names to the basic geographic features of the classroom/schoolyard, so students can navigate the “rainforest” or “dark caves” without getting lost.
  • Put together a clue sheet to help locate the treasure. It should be filled with hints, codes and even secret messages for students to decode. For example, if you hid a diamond playing card on the third shelf of a bookcase in the corner, you can give the following clue: It stands in a corner with lots of pages for you to read. The diamond is on the third floor and right under a fairy tale. 
  • Hide different treasures (cards, small balls and beanies) in the classroom or schoolyard.
  • Divide your students into groups.
  • Give them the map and clue sheet to locate the treasure.
  • The first group that finds their treasure wins the game. But they’re always welcome to join other teams to help them find their treasures, too!

Multiple-choice is a classic, wonderful way to ease your students into new material. It’s also excellent for building much-needed confidence before moving on to more challenging ways of checking reading comprehension.

You’ll want to use “scaling” in your multiple choice questions—i.e., making each question slightly more difficult than the one before it. This way, your students will be challenged just enough to keep going.

To get started:

  • Ask students to read a short story, article or blog post. 
  • Give them a few concise multiple-choice questions afterward.
  • Go over the questions and answers as a class.

In this activity, your aim is to get students to dig deeper beneath the surface of what they’re reading. You want them to go beyond answering questions about the events and characters in the story, and talk about related topics as well.

For example, if a short story features lovers who are of the same gender, the students might want to formulate short answers about the concept of homosexuality. (Of course, if this is a taboo topic in the area where you’re teaching, or your students aren’t at the level where they can talk about such topics yet, you may want to pick an easier subject that’s less emotionally charged or controversial.) 

There are a lot of ways to go about this activity. You can:

  • Give students time to read the story in class.
  • Assign the story as homework.
  • Pair students up, and have them develop short answers together.
  • Have pairs read their short answers to other pairs.

This exercise is a great way to put some of your students’ newly learned words to good use. Plus, you don’t have to search far for new words—the ones that appear in the assigned reading will do.

All you have to do is:

  • Pair students up.
  • Have them underline key words in the target text.
  • Have them look up any words they don’t know.
  • Have students present their vocabulary terms to their classmates.

Decoding phrases, especially idioms, can be tricky for most students. That’s why it’s a good idea to devote an entire activity to this concept alone.

  • Scan the assigned or target text for idioms that may be difficult to decode based on context alone.
  • Compile these words and phrases, and print them on a worksheet.
  • Ask your students to read the collection of phrases, and have them write down or discuss what they think the phrases mean. Be careful not to use too many phrases, or you’ll bore the life out of your students and discourage them from reading the assigned or target text further. 
  • Once everyone is done, explain the phrases to the students. If you speak your students’ mother tongue, you can also judiciously use the bilingual method of teaching English . Ask them if they have similar idioms in their language.
  • Challenge your students to write sentences using the new idioms, either in class or for homework. This allows you to check for comprehension and tweak accordingly.

Often, ESL reading activities involve answering questions after the text has been read. For this activity, it’ll be the other way around. 

Pre-reading questions are great for reading comprehension because:

  • They orient the reader to the genre, topic and purpose of the text.
  • They allow the reader to activate their knowledge of related vocabulary, and glean the key words and phrases they should seek to understand in the reading.
  • They provide a focus for the reading of the text, so students know what information is important and what isn’t.
  • They save a ton of time during reading comprehension tests.

Encourage your students to underline key words and phrases, and make notes and translations where necessary. This will help them avoid the common error of not answering the question as it’s written on the paper. A little time spent going over their notes here can improve the overall accuracy and relevance of their answers.

Reading comprehension work gives you an excellent opportunity to get in some pronunciation activities for your ESL students . These will enhance their speaking and listening skills all at once.

For example, when working on a text in class, you can:

  • Read a sentence in the target text.
  • Have the students repeat the sentence after you, paying close attention to their pronunciation.
  • If you notice anything off about their pronunciation, give them gentle feedback .
  • Once you’ve worked through the entire piece, have the students read it back to you paragraph by paragraph. Again, take the opportunity to correct where necessary.

Similar to the short answer activity discussed earlier, paragraph summary activities can challenge your students and help them develop their unique English voices.

This activity could be done post-reading, but it’s also an excellent way to ensure comprehension as you work through the text with your students.

  • Put students in groups.
  • Give them the text as you usually would.
  • Encourage your students to take notes, annotate and underline as they go. Ask them to talk about any personal connections that they have to the topic(s), or to put themselves in the shoes of someone featured in the text. Students will benefit from relating what they’ve learned to their own lives.
  • At the end of a paragraph (or suitable portion of the text), have the students summarize what they’ve read in their own words. They should be instructed to write it out in no more than four or five sentences. Encourage them to use different words and sentence constructions.
  • Have them present their summaries to the class. The presentations can last from 30 seconds to a minute each.
  • Answer any questions that arise.

A fun post-reading activity is to have a quiz based on the reading comprehension text.

Students generally get lots of opportunities to answer questions in class, but not as many to ask them. Try checking their comprehension by having them ask their classmates questions about the passage they’ve read.

I’ll go into the specific quiz formats later, but the activity will generally go like this:

  • Have them create a quiz for the other groups.
  • Have the groups grade the quizzes.
  • Discuss the quiz questions and answers as a class.

The quizzes don’t have to be in the usual pen-and-paper format. They can also come in the form of an:

  • Oral quiz.  This gives the students an opportunity to use their new vocabulary in speech.
  • Game show quiz. Set up a game resembling “Jeopardy!,” or choose from any other famous TV game show to model your quiz on.

True or false is yet another standard classroom activity that can be made fun for your ESL classroom.

  • Take your featured text, and create a good number of “yes or no” questions about it. Each question should be relatively simple, covering the main topic, events, themes, characters and anything else described in the text.
  • Read the questions out loud while students follow along on a worksheet. Have the students respond to the statements by giving a thumbs-up for a true statement or a thumbs-down for a false statement. This allows you to easily spot the students who are struggling to understand the piece and support them accordingly.

For longer and more complex pieces, you can review the true or false statements at the end of each paragraph or page, instead of the end like you would with simpler pieces.

This could be done as a pre- or post-reading activity and works best in groups.

  • Photocopy the passage, and cut it into pieces. Chunks of one or two paragraphs are best.
  • Get your students to put the reading together. 

You could also do a cloze reading exercise like so:

  • From the reading, choose topic sentences that you want your students to work on.
  • Using your word processor software (like Microsoft Word or Google Docs ), type or copy-and-paste the topic sentences into a blank page.
  • From the sentences, cut the words you want your students to work on, and paste them at the bottom of the page. Replace the cut words in the sentences with blanks.
  • Let your students fill out the blanks using the words pasted at the bottom of the page.

Luckily, here are some ready-to-use cloze activities on different topics you can swipe from. 

Taboo is arguably the best game for practicing vocabulary and livening up your lesson. If you haven’t heard of it before, it essentially involves a student explaining what the key word they’re thinking of means without using the key word itself or synonyms of any kind.

Here’s another variation:

  • Put students in groups of four to five members.
  • One student goes first. They draw their key word on the board. If the word is “financial,” the student won’t be able to say “bank,” “money” or “financial.” They can only make gestures or add details to their drawing.
  • The student who guesses which word fits the drawing gets a point.

Class discussions can take place before or after your ESL reading activities.

If you’re doing it beforehand, your goal should be to engage the students and activate their current vocabulary, getting them to talk in broad terms about the topic they’ll be reading.

For example, if the text will be about tourism, kickstart a discussion with questions like:

  • What are the benefits of a strong tourism industry?
  • What are the best tourist destinations in their home country, and why?
  • What are major problems for tourism for their home country?

You can put these questions on a worksheet with ample space for brainstorming and forming opinions independently.

Alternatively, you could divide students into pairs or small groups to discuss the topic before reading the text. Since you’re already familiar with the text they’ll be looking at, you can skillfully and subtly steer the conversation into issues and areas related to the gist of the text to come.

If you’re doing post-reading discussions, you can use questions from ESL textbooks , come up with your own questions or—if your students are at a high enough level—have them come up with the questions themselves.

  • Have them write two to three discussion questions.
  • Use the questions as a basis for class discussion.

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If the passage is about something topical, you could use it to organize a debate.

There are many ways to structure a class debate, but the one I usually use is pretty simple:

  • One-minute argument
  • One-minute rebuttal
  • The facilitator (usually you or a capable student) gives feedback.

Suitable for intermediate to advanced students, a debate offers a platform to share opinions about a given topic. Often, with a little imagination, a reading comprehension topic can segue into a debate topic relevant to the students’ own lives.

You know how watching a TED Talk often leaves you with a feeling that you’ve learned something new or even life-changing afterward? Recreate that format in class to further boost reading comprehension.

For example, if the class just read an article about the qualities of a good brand, the students could deliver two-minute presentations about their favorite brand and what makes it special.

To make the most of these in-class TED Talks:

  • Show them a relevant TED Talk in class, so they can get the hang of the format.
  • Give students time to create their own TED Talks. You could also assign it as a homework assignment instead.
  • Decide whether the TED Talk should be done individually or in groups. Both work well enough, in my experience.

Then again, your students might feel intimidated at the thought of having to recreate presentations that are given by big-name personalities and watched by millions of people around the world.

In that case, it’s okay to take a more down-to-earth approach to presentations. Give your students a bit more leeway with the format. Better yet, let them have the freedom to talk about any topic they choose.

This way, they’ll make more of an effort to communicate their passion for something in English. They’ll also have a solid incentive to brush up on the necessary vocabulary and express themselves in colorful ways. Watch them come alive as they talk about the things that matter the most to them.

  • Reading doesn’t only teach ESL students grammar, word usage and sentence structure. It also enables them to acquire new information about the culture surrounding their target language.
  • Reading helps students see how English is communicated through writing. As you know, good writing and being a good reader go hand in hand.
  • Reading comprehension activities help students test their understanding of words in a written context. At the same time, they can get the most out of their reading assignments.

While you’ve undoubtedly used conventional tests to quiz your students, there are ways to make reading comprehension activities effective without relying on the same old methods.

For example, you can:

  • Have your students listen to ESL podcasts . Some of them have transcripts, so students could read those first, then listen to the episode afterward and combine listening and reading comprehension.
  • Use videos with subtitles in your classroom for a fun twist on reading comprehension. The key is to use videos that have subtitles, like YouTube and FluentU , the latter of which has authentic videos with accurate transcripts. Have students read the transcript first, then play the video in class.

Sure, there’s a time for your students to read for pleasure outside the classroom. However, in-class reading comprehension activities maximize the benefits of reading by making it more relevant and personal to them.

Also, as their teacher, you’ll have opportunities to clarify misunderstandings and ambiguities, as well as enhance students’ vocabulary, word usage and interpretation skills.

With a few dashes of entertainment and creativity here and there, your ESL students will come to love reading in English beyond its educational benefits. 

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  1. Free ESL Reading Comprehension Worksheets for Your Lessons

    Printable ESL Reading Comprehension Worksheets You can download and print all of the following worksheets for free. Use them in your lessons or assign them as homework to your students. Worksheets for Beginner/Elementary (A1-A2) Worksheets for Intermediate/Intermediate-Advanced (B1-B2) Worksheets for Advanced (C1-C2)

  2. Reading Comprehension Worksheets

    As always, these worksheets are FREE to use in your class. Choose a worksheet below to get started. Reading Comprehension Worksheets 1st-Grade Reading Comprehension Worksheets 2nd-Grade Reading Comprehension Worksheets 3rd-Grade Reading Comprehension Worksheets 4th-Grade Reading Comprehension Worksheets 5th Grade Reading Comprehension Worksheets

  3. ESL Reading Worksheets

    ESL Reading Worksheets Each worksheet includes a short paragraph about an everyday problem a character faces, a true-false exercise, a writing prompt, and a black and white image. They are presented in pdf format and should download quickly. I suggest reading the stories to the class before assigning the writing exercises.

  4. 2,906 Reading comprehension English ESL worksheets pdf & doc

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  5. 18 topical reading comprehension worksheets for ESL classes

    Welcome to "Elementary to Pre-Intermediate Reading Comprehension Exercises", now a multi-media collection of PDFs, videos, listening activities, and reading comprehension exercises designed to engage, inform, and challenge students with topical issues that shape our ever-evolving society.

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  7. Reading Comprehension ESL Worksheets

    ESL Reading Comprehension Worksheet - Reading Exercises: Matching, Short Answer Questions, Multiple Choice, Gap-fill - Speaking Activity: Guided Discussion - Pair Work - Pre-intermediate (A2) - 25 minutes

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    Reading comprehension exercises for all levels esl. Free interactive reading exercises. Fables, short stories, English talks, ebooks. English second language, English foreign language, ESL , EFL, ielts ... Advanced reading activities; Worksheets - pdf exercises; PRE-READING / PRESCHOOL . Pre-reading - A1 / A2; I am reading - 1st grade ...

  9. Reading Comprehension Worksheets K12

    1. Dialogue Completion Exercises 2. Beginners ESL Reading 3. Sentence Completion Exercises 4. Find the Closest in Meaning 5. Identify the Irrelevant Sentence 6. Paragraph Completion Exercise 7. Reading Comprehension Worksheets See Everyday Dialogue Examples K12 / TOEFL / ESL / EFL Reading Passages 1-4.

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    Hello Kitty Passage which will enhance reading and comprehension to beginner level of students. In terms of grammar focus, it will also be a good start to intro... 2271 uses. estrelapolar. READING COMPREHENSION. It's a test on reading comprehension. 2104 uses. A selection of English ESL reading comprehension printables with elementary (a1)

  11. Free Reading Comprehension Worksheets

    On this page you will find our complete list of high quality reading comprehension worksheets created specially by our team for students in grade levels K-12. Our worksheets elicit the use of critical thinking skills at every level.

  12. Reading comprehension exercises for advanced English learners

    Interactive worksheets / exercises. To save a completed worksheet that has been filled in on a computer or phone, use the print or print to file option of your browser after the answers have been written, and print or save the pages required - or else take (and save) a screenshot. To explore different classroom comprehension activities, see Reading comprehension techniques for EFL / ESL

  13. 22 Effective ESL Reading Activities Your Students Will Love

    In this post, I've compiled 22 awesome and effective ESL reading comprehension activities that your students will surely enjoy. Some are straightforward, while others require a bit of preparation prior to the main activity. Contents 1. Pick the Right Word: Which Is It? 2. Picture Quiz: Brown Bear, What Do You See? 3.

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    This section offers reading practice to help you understand texts with everyday or job-related language. Texts include articles, travel guides, emails, adverts and reviews. Each lesson has a preparation task, a reading text and two tasks to check your understanding and to practise a variety of reading skills. Make a start today.

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  17. Reading Comprehension Worksheets

    Here are a bunch of free reading comprehension worksheets. These will help students master reading skills. You can print, edit, or complete these worksheets online. Try the nonfiction or short story reading worksheets to cover general reading skills. Or focus on specific reading skills like making predictions . Page Navigation

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    Let's do English ESL general reading comprehension. This text is suitable for young learners or students with learning difficulties, elementary to pre-intermedi… Donate a coffee

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  21. Free Reading Comprehension Worksheets

    K5 Learning offers free worksheets, flashcards and inexpensive workbooks for kids in kindergarten to grade 5. Become a member to access additional content and skip ads. Free printable Reading Comprehension worksheets for grade 1 to grade 5. These reading worksheets will help kids practice their comprehension skills. Compliments of K5 Learning.

  22. Post-Reading Activities for ESL Students

    Checking reading comprehension through post-reading is an important skill for all students. ESL students should also participate in post-reading activities, but with modifications to make the ...

  23. My stu…: English ESL worksheets pdf & doc

    The series "House" is a picture description exercise for young learners or students with learning problems, elementary level. The students have to answer the questions in full sentences. They could then describe the corresponding room in their home.

  24. Keylin- Unit 1, Session 1 Reflection Worksheet.pdf

    Unit 1, Session 4 Reflection Worksheet Student's Name Date Instructions: Fill out a copy of this worksheet for each of your case study students. Word Recognition Language Comprehension Reading Comprehension Questions Which components of reading comprehension are strengths for your student? Include subskills this time, in addition to the strength(s) you previously identified in Session 1.

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    - Advanced students practice reading through reading about AI in the form of a news article - Students then get to skim read and find any unknown vocabulary and put it in the vocab box - Students then use that vocabulary in their writing practice about their opinion on AI