Space & the Solar System Reading Passages - 5 Texts + Questions

Five original nonfiction reading passages on space and the solar system, each with comprehension questions and a full answer key. Print and go, or assign one passage at a time. Built for middle school (grades 6-8) and aligned to the reading standards below.

WHAT'S INCLUDED
- 5 nonfiction passages: Our Solar System / The Sun: Our Star / Inner and Outer Worlds / Moons, Asteroids, and Comets / Exploring Space
- 8 questions per passage (40 total): recall, main idea, vocabulary in context, cite-the-evidence, and inference
- Combined answer key for every question
- A standards page listing the exact codes covered
- US Letter, print-friendly, low-ink, no filled backgrounds

GREAT FOR
- Sub plans, early finishers, stations, homework, or review
- Pairing with a documentary unit (Cosmos / NOVA: Operation Space Station)

STANDARDS
- CCSS: RI.6-8.1, RI.6-8.2, RI.6-8.4
- NGSS: MS-ESS1-1, MS-ESS1-2, MS-ESS1-3

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TERMS OF USE
- For single-classroom / single-teacher use. Do not redistribute or post publicly.
- (c) Response Resources. All rights reserved.