Printable Nonfiction Passages Worksheets
Printable nonfiction passages worksheets for 1st through 5th grade, with an answer key on every sheet. The sets below cover 1 skill, so you can start where your child actually is. Available as reading.
Targeted Practice by Skill
About Nonfiction Passages
What this skill is
Nonfiction passages are short informational texts about real topics like animals, weather, or history, written for independent reading rather than to test comprehension.
When children learn it
Independent nonfiction reading is practiced continuously from 1st through 5th grade, often alongside science and social studies topics.
Teaching Tips
- Ask your child to sum up the passage in one sentence when they finish.
- Point out any bold or unusual words and check the glossary together before reading.
Common Mistakes
- Treating an unfamiliar term as unimportant instead of checking the glossary.
- Reading quickly without being able to say what the passage was mostly about.