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Reading Comprehension Passages

AI Worksheet Maker writes reading comprehension passages at your grade level, from kindergarten to 5th, on any topic or from your own text, with questions and an answer key. It is free for 5 worksheets a day with Google sign-in, then 1 credit each, and prints or saves as a PDF.

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Frogs Grow Up

Read the passage. Then answer the questions.

A frog starts life as a tiny egg in a pond. A mother frog can lay hundreds of eggs at once, and they float together in a jelly-like clump. After about a week, a tadpole wiggles out of each egg. A tadpole looks more like a little fish than a frog. It has a long tail for swimming, and it breathes through gills, just like a fish.

As the weeks go by, the tadpole begins to change. First it grows back legs, and then front legs. Its body gets bigger, and its tail slowly gets shorter. Inside, it grows lungs so it can breathe air.

After about twelve weeks, the tadpole has turned into a young frog. It climbs out of the water and hops onto land. When it is grown, it may lay eggs of its own, and the life cycle starts again.

Choose the best answer.

  1. 1.What does a frog start life as?

    1. AA tiny egg
    2. BA tadpole
    3. CA fish

  2. 2.How does a tadpole breathe?

    1. AThrough gills
    2. BThrough its tail
    3. CThrough its legs

  3. 3.Which legs does a tadpole grow first?

    1. AIts front legs
    2. BIts back legs
    3. CAll four at once
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Answer in a complete sentence.

  1. 4.How is a tadpole like a fish?
  2. 5.What happens to a tadpole's tail as it grows?
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How to make reading comprehension worksheets

  1. Pick a topic or paste a text

    Frogs, the moon, a field trip: AI writes a passage at the grade you choose. Or paste a story you already use.

  2. Choose the questions

    Multiple choice and short answer to start; add true or false, matching or fill in the blank.

  3. Check it and print

    Read the passage and the answer key, click to fix any line, then print or save as PDF.

Passages that fit the grade

A kindergarten passage is a few short sentences; a 5th-grade one runs about 300 words. Every question is written from the passage, and the answer key comes on its own page.

  • Passage length set by grade
  • Answer key on a separate page
  • Your own text or any topic
  • US Letter and A4 sizes

Reading comprehension questions

Are these reading comprehension passages free?

Yes. Sign in with Google and you get 5 free AI worksheets a day, each with a passage, questions and an answer key. After that, each one costs 1 credit.

Can I make reading comprehension worksheets with questions?

Yes. Every passage comes as a reading comprehension worksheet, with multiple choice and short answer questions to start; add true or false or matching questions if you like. For blanks alone, use the fill in the blank generator.

Which grades are the passages for?

Kindergarten through 5th grade. Pick the grade and AI sets the words and sentence length to match, from a few short sentences for kindergarten to several paragraphs for 5th grade. For science or social studies questions without a passage, use the AI worksheet generator.

How long is the passage?

About 40 to 60 words for kindergarten, up to about 250 to 350 words for 5th grade.

Can I use a story from our reading program?

Yes. Choose My text and paste it. The questions come from that text only.

Are the questions right?

Every question is checked against its answer choices before you see it. AI can still get something wrong, so read the key first. You can click the title or instructions to change them before you print.

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