Amazon Rainforest : Reading Comprehension Passage and Assessment

This non-fiction informational text printable on the Amazon rainforest can be used in Grades 4-6 depending on your students' ability levels and in a number of ways by teachers (teacher-directed study in class, independent practice, homework, centers, test prep, etc). Please see the Preview.

NOTE: This printable is not part of any bundled collection that I offer.

The printable includes:

1) An engaging informational text of 900+ words on some of the unusual plants and animals of the Amazon Rainforest. Flesch Kincaid Reading Level = 5.5

2) A set of questions, from simple to more challenging, written with important Common Core Informational Text Standards in mind:

RI.4.1. Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.

RI.6.5. Analyze how a particular sentence, paragraph, chapter, or section fits into the overall structure of a text and contributes to the development of the ideas.

3) A crossword puzzle for early finishers or to use as an alternative form of assessment.

4) Answers to every question.

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Any claims of correlation or alignment to the Common Core State Standards are solely those of Mark Aaron and have not been evaluated or endorsed by the NGA. Mark Aaron is the sole creator of this product and does not claim endorsement or association with the creators of the CCSS.