Reading comprehension Worksheets

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• Identify whether a source is relevant to a specific research question.
• Evaluate credibility by considering author expertise and evidence quality.
• Determine whether a source is appropriate by checking publication context and timeliness.+ Show more

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• Explain how precipitation returns water to Earth’s surface through rain, snow, sleet, and hail.
• Describe how infiltration moves water into soil moisture and can help recharge groundwater.
• Compare infiltration and runoff and relate them to gravity, landscape, vegetation, and soil type.+ Show more

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• Write theme claims and support them with textual evidence from two different texts
• Compare how similar themes develop through conflict, resolution, and craft choices
• Synthesize similarities and differences to form a broader, defensible conclusion

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• Understand the purpose and types of models used in scientific investigations.
• Identify the strengths and limitations of different models for representing systems.
• Apply criteria for evaluating the effectiveness of models in scientific explanations.+ Show more

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• Explain how physical and conceptual models represent scientific systems and help predict outcomes.
• Use models to interpret patterns in data and identify assumptions and limitations.
• Refine a model when new evidence does not match predictions.

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• Write a theme claim that explains what an author suggests about a shared idea across texts.
• Support theme conclusions with specific textual evidence from each work.
• Synthesize similarities and differences to form a broader interpretation of how context and craft shape theme.

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• Analyze how point of view shapes meaning, including motives, stakes, and values in a text.
• Evaluate how cultural experience and identity influence what a narrator emphasizes, withholds, or frames as normal.
• Use evidence from narration and speaker perspective to make interpretations about bias and social pressure.

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• Understand the difference between physical and chemical changes.
• Identify examples of physical changes in matter.
• Recognize evidence that indicates a chemical change.+ Show more

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• Describe the sequence and timing of lunar phases using a geometric model of the Moon's orbit.
• Explain how relative positions of the Sun, Earth, and Moon affect the Moon's illumination as seen from Earth.
• Apply the lunar model to observe and predict lunar phases over specific dates and periods.+ Show more

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• Understand the principles of energy transfer among components within systems.
• Apply computational models to quantify heat, work, and stored energy in different scenarios.
• Relate energy exchanges to real-world situations such as roller-coasters, batteries, and heat flow.+ Show more

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• Understand the concept and importance of refusal skills in maintaining personal safety.
• Identify effective strategies for confidently saying no in peer situations.
• Recognize different communication styles used to refuse offers or pressures.+ Show more

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• Evaluate whether a source is relevant to a research question.
• Determine if a source is credible by using evidence about the author and publication.
• Extract key information accurately and decide whether it supports a specific claim.

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• Distinguish physical changes from chemical changes by identifying evidence of new substances.
• Use examples to explain how matter changes can involve rearranging or forming new materials.
• Identify and describe signs of chemical change, such as gas production, color change, and permanent texture changes.

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• Differentiate between physical changes and chemical changes in matter
• Identify evidence that suggests a chemical change has occurred
• Use observations to justify whether a change is physical or chemical+ Show more

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• Write a clear explanation with an opening statement of purpose
• Include relevant supporting details in a logical sequence
• Use precise vocabulary and explicit relationships to improve coherence+ Show more

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• Understand the purpose and types of models used in science.
• Describe how physical and conceptual models can predict outcomes and interpret data.
• Evaluate the limitations of models based on empirical evidence.+ Show more

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• Identify the central idea of a persuasive nonfiction text.
• Select supporting details (reasons, facts, examples, elaborations) that strengthen the author’s claim.
• Distinguish essential supporting details from interesting but nonessential information.+ Show more

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• Understand the process of defining societal and global challenges through qualitative and quantitative criteria.
• Identify key constraints and performance metrics in problem formulation such as urban water supply, renewable energy, and transit capacity.
• Learn how to construct conceptual models that generate multiple design approaches for evaluation.+ Show more

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• Match a speaker’s purpose to the kinds of details and examples used in an oral message
• Explain how cause-and-effect or problem-and-solution connections can strengthen spoken communication
• Organize ideas so the main idea stays clear and focused for an audience+ Show more

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• Create computational models to analyze energy transfers among system components.
• Relate heat, work, and stored energy in various physical systems using representations.
• Compare predicted energy flows to actual data, emphasizing total energy conservation.+ Show more

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• Identify the central idea of an informational text and distinguish it from supporting details.
• Write a concise summary using evidence that covers the whole text without repeating unnecessary details.
• Maintain the author’s meaning by using accurate key terms and summarizing the author’s structure (such as definitions and cause/effect).

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• Identify a shared theme or central idea in a narrative and an informational text.
• Explain how the genre affects which details support the theme.
• Use evidence from both texts to support a theme statement.

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• Use capital letters at the start of sentences and in proper nouns (people, places, and specific organizations).
• Choose the correct end punctuation (period, question mark, exclamation point) based on sentence purpose.
• Revise sentences to improve readability and make meaning clear.

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• Combine related ideas by adding dependent clauses to form complex sentences.
• Use appropriate conjunctions and punctuation to show relationships such as cause, contrast, or time.
• Place clauses so the reader can easily predict how the second idea connects to the first.

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• Explain the difference between parasitic drag and induced drag and how each one changes with flight conditions.
• Identify how surface roughness, frontal area, lift generation, and wingtip vortices affect drag.
• Connect drag to thrust requirements and to the energy demands of flight.

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• Explain how physical and conceptual models represent scientific systems and help predict outcomes.
• Use evidence to evaluate and refine models, including identifying assumptions and limits.
• Generate testable predictions from a model and compare them to observed patterns.

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• Identify differences between multiple sources and understand how to cite accurately.
• Recognize conflicting information in documentation and analyze contextual clues.
• Practice correct citation formats, including online sources, to support verification.+ Show more

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• Explain how Earth's energy budget is influenced by solar flux and albedo
• Describe how greenhouse gases affect outgoing longwave radiation and surface-atmosphere energy balance
• Use ideas about ocean heat transport and climate feedbacks to interpret regional variability+ Show more

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• Understand the importance of clearly defining societal and global challenges in engineering design.
• Learn how to specify qualitative and quantitative criteria and constraints for acceptable solutions.
• Develop skills to formulate measurable criteria, prioritize constraints, and create conceptual models for multiple design approaches.

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• Identify features of clear explanations, including a stated purpose, relevant supporting details, and an understandable sequence.
• Use precise vocabulary and avoid vague references to improve clarity.
• Explain relationships (such as cause and effect) explicitly to strengthen coherence.+ Show more

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• Explain how a geometric model of the Sun, Earth, and Moon can represent lunar phases.
• Use the model to predict which phase is visible and when it occurs over the lunar cycle.
• Describe how the Moon’s apparent illumination changes as it orbits Earth.

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• Understand key concepts related to ELA
• Apply knowledge through practice questions
• Demonstrate comprehension of the material

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• Identify the central idea and key supporting points in an informational text.
• Write a coherent summary that uses evidence while avoiding unnecessary details.
• Use the author’s wording and structure to maintain meaning and accuracy.

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• Identify key details that represent important events in a text.
• Write a summary that keeps the overall meaning and avoids minor distractions.
• Use cause-and-effect thinking to sequence events in a clear summary.+ Show more

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• Identify the central idea of a persuasive nonfiction text.
• Distinguish essential supporting details (reasons, facts, examples) from interesting but nonessential details.
• Explain how selected details strengthen a claim and how omitted details fail to strengthen it.

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• Distinguish physical changes from chemical changes by identifying evidence of new substances.
• Describe common indicators of chemical change (gas formation, color change, temperature change, permanent texture change).
• Classify everyday examples of matter changes and justify the classification using observable evidence.

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• Analyze major societal or global challenges to identify criteria and constraints for solutions.
• Formulate measurable criteria, prioritize constraints, and construct conceptual models for design approaches.
• Apply examples such as water supply and renewable energy to develop boundaries and stakeholder requirements.

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• Explain the processes involved in the formation of fossils and their significance.
• Identify methods used to date fossils and interpret their distribution.
• Describe different types of fossil preservation and what they reveal about Earth's past.+ Show more

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• Understand what carrying capacity is in an ecosystem
• Identify factors that influence ecosystem population limits
• Analyze how resources and pressures affect ecosystems+ Show more

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• Describe key causes and major consequences of the Great Depression in Canada, including unemployment and economic collapse.
• Explain how regional differences shaped experiences of the Depression across urban and rural communities.
• Analyze how social responses and political protest influenced expectations of government responsibility.+ Show more

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• Identify a speaker’s purpose and match it to appropriate details and examples.
• Explain how cause-and-effect or problem-and-solution connections can strengthen an oral message.
• Write and speak with a clear central idea that stays focused and meaningful.

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• Understand how to assess the relevance and credibility of different sources
• Identify potential bias and inconsistencies in texts
• Evaluate the scope and perspective of multiple texts+ Show more

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• Explain the main processes that lead to fossil formation, including mineralization, compression, and imprint preservation.
• Describe how fossil distributions and stratigraphic succession provide evidence for environmental change and the relative sequence of life forms.
• Compare relative dating and radiometric (absolute) dating and interpret what each method contributes to geological time.

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• Understand the different agents of weathering and erosion such as water, ice, wind, and vegetation.
• Identify landforms created by various weathering processes.
• Compare the rates of sediment transport and landscape change under different environmental conditions.+ Show more

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• Identify a shared theme or central idea in a narrative and an informational text.
• Explain how genre affects the kinds of details used to develop the same message.
• Use evidence from both texts to support an interpretation of theme.

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• Define and differentiate between displacement, speed, velocity, and acceleration in linear motion.
• Apply algebraic equations of motion to specific scenarios such as free-fall and uniformly accelerated vehicles.
• Interpret and analyze motion graphs and symbolic representations to describe kinematic quantities.+ Show more

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• Explain how fossils form through burial in sediment and processes like mineralization and compression
• Describe how fossil distributions and stratigraphic succession provide relative dating
• Differentiate relative dating from absolute dating using radiometric methods+ Show more

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• Explain carrying capacity and why it changes over time in real ecosystems
• Analyze how resources, competition, predators, and disease influence population size
• Evaluate how energy flow and nutrient cycling affect which populations can persist+ Show more