National Bike Month (May): Reading Comprehension Passage and Assessment

FREE! May is National Bike Month. This engaging informational passage with follow-up assessment is a great way to increase student understanding of the almost 200-year history of the bicycle in American life. Best of all: it's FREE!

This Common Core-aligned article is teacher and student-friendly and written for use in Grades 4-8. It can be implemented in a number of ways by teachers (close reading, direct instruction in class, independent practice, absence work, homework, test prep, assessment, centers, etc).

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The product includes:

1) An engaging 750-word informational passage called “From Boneshaker to Modern Bicycle.”

2) A total of 26 questions, from basic comprehension to critical thinking, written to align with Common Core Standards RI.4.1, RI.5.4, and RH.6-8.8

3) Answers to every question.

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