Learning Target free reading worksheets and placement tests covering comprehension, main idea, sequence, keyword, compare, contrast, conclusion, comparison, inference, cause, effect, intent and irony.   Comprehension Grades 1-6   Learning Target free reading worksheets and placement tests covering comprehension, main idea, sequence, keyword, compare, contrast, conclusion, comparison, inference, cause, effect, intent and irony.


Target Tests and Lessons that Teach Reading Comprehension

Comprehension is the understanding of what you read. Comprehension can be improved by targeting specific skills but practice is the most important tool. Below is a list of reading tests and lessons that teach these skills and provide practice. To view a placement test, click its letter. To view a lesson worksheet, click its number. Each lesson is taught on three pages and answer pages follow. At the top of each lesson is a box with navigation worms. Click the next worm to go to the next page. Click the index worm to return to this index. Print tests and lessons using your browser's print function. For hints on using this site, click the next worm at the top of this page. (This comprehension site is being built. Only grades 1 and 2 are complete. Please come back to view our progress.)

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Grade 1
Test A
Test B

   1   2   3   4   5   6   7 Main Ideas, Sequence of Events
  8   9 10 11 Key Word, Speaker, Feelings, Reacting  
12 13 14 15 Compare, Contrast, Conclude, Inference

Grade 2
Test C
Test D

 16 17 18 19 Supporting Ideas, Titles, Sequence of Events
20 21 22 23 24 Key Word, Speaker, Tone, Feeling, Reacting  
25 26 27 28 Compare, Cause & Effect, Conclude, Inference  
29 30 Figures of Speech, Riddles & Word Puzzles

Grade 3
Test E
Test F

 31 32 33 34 Main Ideas, Sequence, Key Words, Sentences  
35 36 37 38 Identify Speaker, True or False, Tone, Feeling
39 40 41 Compare, Cause & Effect, Conclusions
42 43 Riddles, Recognizing Absurdities

Grade 4
Test G
Test H

 44 45 46 47 48 Main Ideas, Key Words, Paragraphs
49 50 51 Interpreting Tone, Feeling, Reacting Personally
52 53 54 55 Author's Intent, Comparison, Absurdities, Fables  

Grade 5
Test I
Test J

 56 57 58 59 Main Ideas, Paragraphs, Sentences
60 61 62 63 Fact, Feeling, Reacting, Author's Intent
64 65 66 67 Compare, Contrast, Cause & Effect, Inference
68 69 70 71 72 Speech, Language, Absurdity, Legend, Irony

Grade 6
Test K
Test L

 73 74 75 76 Main Ideas, Sequence, Paragraphs
77 78 79 80 Bias, Tone, Feeling, Reacting Personally
81 82 83 84 Cause & Effect, Details, New Ideas
85 86 87 Figures of Speech, Vivid Language, Irony


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