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Grade 6 Primary Sources & Historical Thinking — Reading Comprehension — Bias in Sources Free printable reading comprehension passage about bias in sources. Students read the passage and answer questions to build understanding. For 6th Grade (ages 11–12).
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Bias in Sources Read the passage, then answer the questions below. Bias in Sources is a literacy skill you use across every subject. Strong readers notice how structure, evidence, and word choice shape a text's meaning, and writers use those same moves on purpose. Practicing with many kinds of texts — articles, stories, and speeches — builds the flexibility needed for harder reading. The skill transfers because all careful reading asks the same question: what does this text say, and how does it say it? Questions: 1 What do strong readers notice about a text? 2 What kinds of texts help build reading flexibility? 3 What question does all careful reading ask? www.littleactivity.com 6th Grade — Page 1
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Bias in Sources Read the passage, then answer the questions below. Bias in Sources is a literacy skill you use across every subject. Strong readers notice how structure, evidence, and word choice shape a text's meaning, and writers use those same moves on purpose. Practicing with many kinds of texts — articles, stories, and speeches — builds the flexibility needed for harder reading. The skill transfers because all careful reading asks the same question: what does this text say, and how does it say it? Questions: 1 What do strong readers notice about a text? 2 What kinds of texts help build reading flexibility? 3 What question does all careful reading ask? www.littleactivity.com 6th Grade — Page 1
Adventure Read the passage, then answer the questions below. Close your eyes and imagine: you are in a tiny submarine, sinking deeper and deeper into the ocean. It is getting darker... darker... then—FLASH! A fish with its own built-in flashlight swims by! Down in the deep ocean, jellyfish glow like lamps and giant squid have eyes as big as dinner plates. An adventure can happen anywhere—under the sea, in your backyard digging for bugs, or even inside a really good book. All you need is curiosity and the magic words: "I wonder what happens if..." Questions: 1 What surprising things live in the deep ocean? 2 Where are three places you can have an adventure? 3 What magic words start an adventure? www.littleactivity.com Kindergarten — Page 1
Nature Read the passage, then answer the questions below. Nature is part of science, which is how we learn about the world. Scientists watch closely, ask "why?", and try things out to find answers. They look at living things, the weather, the sky, and how things move. You can be a scientist too, just by observing and asking questions about the world around you. Questions: 1 What do scientists do to find answers? 2 Name one thing scientists look at. 3 How can you be a scientist? www.littleactivity.com Kindergarten — Page 1
Sports Read the passage, then answer the questions below. Sports is a topic worth learning about. When we read about something new, we find out facts, learn new words, and discover how it connects to our own lives. Good readers read slowly, picture what is happening, and think about the big idea. Every new topic is an adventure waiting to be explored. Questions: 1 What do we find out when we read about something new? 2 What do good readers do as they read? 3 What is every new topic compared to? www.littleactivity.com Kindergarten — Page 1
Seasons Read the passage, then answer the questions below. Seasons is a topic worth learning about. When we read about something new, we find out facts, learn new words, and discover how it connects to our own lives. Good readers read slowly, picture what is happening, and think about the big idea. Every new topic is an adventure waiting to be explored. Questions: 1 What do we find out when we read about something new? 2 What do good readers do as they read? 3 What is every new topic compared to? www.littleactivity.com Kindergarten — Page 1
Nature — Review Read the passage, then answer the questions below. Nature — Review is part of science, which is how we learn about the world. Scientists watch closely, ask "why?", and try things out to find answers. They look at living things, the weather, the sky, and how things move. You can be a scientist too, just by observing and asking questions about the world around you. Questions: 1 What do scientists do to find answers? 2 Name one thing scientists look at. 3 How can you be a scientist? www.littleactivity.com Kindergarten — Page 1
Sports — Review Read the passage, then answer the questions below. Sports — Review is a topic worth learning about. When we read about something new, we find out facts, learn new words, and discover how it connects to our own lives. Good readers read slowly, picture what is happening, and think about the big idea. Every new topic is an adventure waiting to be explored. Questions: 1 What do we find out when we read about something new? 2 What do good readers do as they read? 3 What is every new topic compared to? www.littleactivity.com Kindergarten — Page 1
