Famous Americans Literacy Activities – Reading Comprehension Interactives and Printables

Online Reading Comprehension Example
Online Reading Comprehension Example
Printable Reading Comprehension Example
Printable Reading Comprehension Example
Famous Americans Reading Comprehension Exercises
P = Printable    O = Online
Subject Format Grade Level / Lexile Word Count Type and Questions Imm. Feedback? Narration?
Hank Aaron P 5/1000 664 Passage and 10 Questions No No
Hank Aaron O 5/1000 664 Passage and 10 Questions Yes Yes
Hank Aaron O 5/1000 664 Fact or Fiction Yes No
John Adams P 6/1100 448 Passage and 7 Questions No No
John Adams P 4/800 340 Passage and 5 Questions No No
John Adams O 6/1100 448 Passage and 7 Questions Yes Yes
Abigail Adams P 5/900 282 Passage and 7 Questions No No
Abigail Adams P 4/750 201 Passage and 5 Questions No No
Abigail Adams O 5/900 282 Passage and 7 Questions Yes Yes
Muhammad Ali P 5/900 318 Passage and 7 Questions No No
Muhammad Ali O 5/900 318 Passage and 7 Questions Yes Yes
Muhammad Ali O N/A N/A Cloze Reading Yes No
Susan B. Anthony P 4/850 164 Passage and 4 Questions No No
Susan B. Anthony O 4/850 164 Passage and 4 Questions Yes Yes
Susan B. Anthony O 5/1000 225 Passage and 10 Questions Yes Yes
Susan B. Anthony Gets Arrested for Voting O 4/800 223 Passage and 7 Questions No Yes
Susan B. Anthony $1 Coin O 5/1000 268 Passage and 7 Questions Yes No
Benedict Arnold P 6+/1200 637 Passage and 10 Questions No No
Benedict Arnold O 6+/1200 637 Passage and 10 Questions Yes Yes
Crispus Attucks P 4+/850 360 Passage and 7 Questions No No
Crispus Attucks P 4+/850 360 Fact or Fiction No No
Crispus Attucks O 4+/850 360 Fact or Fiction Yes No
Crispus Attucks O 4 N/A Cloze Reading Yes No
Crispus Attucks P 5+ N/A Text Elements: Paragraph Headings No No
Manute Bol - Tallest Player in NBA History P 5/900 355 Passage and 7 Questions No No
Muggsy Bogues - Shortest Player in NBA History P 5/900 341 Passage and 7 Questions No No
Roberto Clemente P 5/1000 485 Passage and 7 Questions No No
Roberto Clemente P N/A N/A Main Idea and Supporting Details No No
Roberto Clemente O 5/1000 458 Fact or Fiction Yes No
Roberto Clemente P 5/1000 458 Fact or Fiction No No
The Donner Party P 6/1100 414 Passage and 7 Questions No No
The Donner Party O 6/1100 414 Passage and 7 Questions Yes Yes
Abner Doubleday and the Birth of Baseball P 6/1100 513 Passage and 7 Questions No No
Frederick Douglass P 5+/1000 542 Passage and 6 Questions No No
Frederick Douglass O 5+/1000 542 Passage and 6 Questions Yes Yes
Frederick Douglass O N/A N/A Cloze Reading Yes No
Frederick Douglass O 5+/1000 542 Fact or Fiction Yes No
Frederick Douglass P 5+/1000 542 Fact or Fiction No No
Frederick Douglass P N/A N/A Text Structures Analysis: Problem and Solution No No
Frederick Douglass P N/A N/A Topic Sentence and Supporting Details No No
Frederick Douglass P N/A N/A Text Elements: Paragraph Headings No No
Crazy Horse P 5/900 378 Passage and 7 Questions Yes Yes
Crazy Horse O 5/900 378 Passage and 7 Questions No No
Benjamin Franklin O 6/1100 996 Passage and 10 Questions Yes Yes
Benjamin Franklin O 4+/850 177 Passage and 8 Questions Yes Yes
Benjamin Franklin P 6/1100 996 Fact or Fiction No No
Benjamin Franklin O 6/1100 996 Fact or Fiction Yes No
Benjamin Franklin P N/A N/A Topic Sentence/Details No No
Ulysses S. Grant P 5/1000 421 Passage and 7 Questions No No
Ulysses S. Grant O 5/1000 421 Passage and 7 Questions Yes No
Ulysses S. Grant P 5/1000 421 Passage and 7 Questions No No
Ulysses S. Grant P 5/1000 421 Sequencing No No
Comparing and Contrasting Generals: Grant and Lee P 4/800 N/A Compare and Contrast Generals: Fill in the Chart No No
Sam Houston P 6+/1200 405 Passage and 7 Questions No No
Nathan Hale P 5/900 245 Passage and 7 Questions No No
Nathan Hale P 4/800 268 Passage and 5 Questions No No
Nathan Hale O 5/900 245 Passage and 7 Questions Yes Yes
Nathan Hale O 5+/N/A N/A Super Cloze Series Yes Yes
Alexander Hamilton O 6/1100 742 Fact or Fiction Yes No
Alexander Hamilton P 6/1100 742 Fact or Fiction No No
Alexander Hamilton O N/A N/A Cloze Reading Yes No
Alexander Hamilton P N/A N/A Topic Sentence and Supporting Details No No
Alexander Hamilton P N/A N/A Text Elements - Paragraph Headings No No
John Hancock P 5+ 354 Passage and 10 Questions No No
John Hancock P 4 298 Passage and 5 Questions No No
Patrick Henry P 5+ 425 Passage and 7 Questions No No
Patrick Henry O 5+ 425 Passage and 7 Questions Yes Yes
Sam Houston O 6+/1200 405 Passage and 7 Questions Yes Yes
Andrew Jackson O 5+/1050 367 Passage and 7 Questions Yes Yes
Andrew Jackson O 4/900 125 Passage and 4 Questions Yes Yes
Andrew Jackson P 5/1050 367 Passage and 7 Questions No No
Andrew Jackson P 4/900 125 Passage and 4 Questions No

No
Thomas Jefferson P 4 250 Passage and 10 Questions No No
Thomas Jefferson O 4 250 Passage and 10 Questions Yes Yes
Michael Jordan P 5+/1050 756 Passage and 7 Questions No No
Michael Jordan O 5+/1050 756 Passage and 7 Questions Yes Yes
Michael Jordan P 5+/1050 756 Fact or Fiction No No
Michael Jordan O 5+/1050 756 Fact or Fiction Yes No
Michael Jordan P 5+/1050 756 Sequencing No No
Michael Jordan vs LeBron James P 5/1000 268 Compare and Contrast No No
Ms. Laura Keene P 5+/1000 330 Passage and 7 Questions No No
Ms. Laura Keene O 5+/1000 330 Passage and 7 Questions Yes Yes
Marquis de Lafayette P 5+/1000 358 Passage and 7 Questions No No
Marquis de Lafayette P 4/800 304 Passage and 5 Questions No No
Marquis de Lafayette O 5+/1000 358 Passage and 7 Questions Yes Yes
Marquis de Lafayette O N/A N/A Cloze Reading Yes No
Robert E. Lee P 7+/1300 711 Passage and 10 Questions No No
Robert E. Lee O 7+/1300 711 Passage and 10 Questions Yes No
Abraham Lincoln's Childhood P 6+/1200 665 Passage and 10 Questions No No
Abraham Lincoln's Childhood O 6+/1200 665 Passage and 10 Questions Yes Yes
Abraham Lincoln - Middle Years Part 1 P 6/1100 521 Passage and 10 Questions No No
Abraham Lincoln - Middle Years Part 1 O 6/1100 521 Passage and 10 Questions Yes Yes
Abraham Lincoln - Middle Years Part 2 P 6/1100 466 Passage and 10 Questions No No
Abraham Lincoln - Middle Years Part 2 O 6/1100 466 Passage and 10 Questions Yes Yes
Abraham Lincoln - Middle Years Part 3 P 7+/1300 893 Passage and 10 Questions No No
Abraham Lincoln - Middle Years Part 3 O 7+/1300 893 Passage and 10 Questions Yes Yes
Abraham Lincoln - Presidential Years Part 1 P 6+/1200 647 Passage and 10 Questions No No
Abraham Lincoln - Presidential Years Part 1 O 6+/1200 647 Passage and 10 Questions Yes Yes
Abraham Lincoln - Presidential Years Part 2 P 6+/1200 589 Passage and 10 Questions No No
Abraham Lincoln - Presidential Years Part 2 O 6+/1200 589 Passage and 10 Questions Yes Yes
Abraham Lincoln - Presidential Years Part 3 P 6+/1200 608 Passage and 10 Questions No No
Abraham Lincoln - Presidential Years Part 3 O 6+/1200 608 Passage and 10 Questions Yes Yes
Abraham Lincoln - Presidential Years Part 4 P 6+/1200 493 Passage and 10 Questions No No
Abraham Lincoln - Presidential Years Part 4 O 6+/1200 493 Passage and 10 Questions Yes Yes
Mary Todd Lincoln P 6+/1200 638 Passage and 10 Questions No No
Lincoln's Letter to Fanny McCollough P 5/900 N/A Primary Source Analysis: Short-Answer Questions No No
Lincoln's Assassination O 7+/1300 948 Passage and 10 Questions Yes Yes
Sybil Ludington P 5/900 385 Passage and 7 Questions No No
Sybil Ludington O 5/900 385 Passage and 7 Questions Yes Yes
Sybil Ludington O 5+/N/A N/A Super Cloze Series Yes Yes
James Madison P 5/900 343 Passage and 10 Questions No No
James Madison O 5/900 343 Passage and 10 Questions Yes Yes
James Madison O N/A N/A Cloze Reading Yes No
James Madison P 5/900 343 Sequencing No No
James Madison / Thomas Jefferson P N/A N/A Compare/Contrast No No
Cotton Mather P 6.5/1200 437 Passage and 7 Questions No No
Cotton Mather O 6.5/1200 437 Passage and 7 Questions Yes Yes
Mickey Mantle P 5/900 481 Passage and 10 Questions No No
Mickey Mantle O 5/900 481 Passage and 10 Questions Yes Yes
Dr. Naismith and the Invention of Basketball P 5/900 498 Passage and 7 Questions No No
Dr. Naismith and the Invention of Basketball O 5/900 498 Passage and 7 Questions Yes Yes
Thomas Paine and Common Sense P 6+/1200 523 Passage and 10 Questions No No
Thomas Paine and Common Sense O 6+/1200 523 Passage and 10 Questions Yes Yes
Thomas Paine O 4+ N/A Cloze Reading Yes No
Molly Pitcher P 5+/1000 291 Passage and 7 Questions No No
Molly Pitcher P 4/800 266 Passage and 5 Questions No No
Pocahontas P 3+/700 148 Passage and 4 Questions No No
Pocahontas O 3+/700 148 Passage and 4 Questions Yes Yes
Paul Revere O 5+/N/A N/A Super Cloze Series Yes Yes
Paul Revere O 4 N/A Create a funny paragraph; Parts of Speech Yes Yes
Jackie Robinson P 4/750 122 Passage and 4 Questions No No
Jackie Robinson O 4/750 122 Passage and 4 Questions Yes Yes
Jackie Robinson P 6/1100 684 Passage and 10 Questions No No
Jackie Robinson O 6/1100 684 Passage and 10 Questions Yes Yes
Jackie Robinson O 6/1100 684 Fact or Ficton Yes No
Jackie Robinson P N/A N/A Main Idea and Supporting Details No No
Jackie Robinson P N/A N/A Text Elements: Paragraph Headings No No
Babe Ruth P 6+/1200 1218 Passage and 10 Questions No No
Babe Ruth O 6+/1200 1218 Passage and 10 Questions Yes No
Babe Ruth's Called Shot P 5/900 488 Passage and 7 Questions No No
The Curse of the Bambino P 6/1100 460 Passage and 7 Questions No No
Babe Ruth O 6+/1200 1218 Fact or Fiction Yes No
Babe Ruth P 6+/1200 1218 Fact or Fiction No No
Babe Ruth O 5 N/A Cloze Reading Yes No
Sacagawea O 4+/900 282 Passage and 10 Questions Yes Yes
Sacagawea P 4+/900 282 Passage and 10 Questions No No
Sacagawea P 4+/900 282 Fact or Fiction No No
Sitting Bull O 6/1100 610 Passage and 7 Questions Yes Yes
Sitting Bull P 6/1100 610 Passage and 7 Questions No No
Sons of Liberty P 6/1100 373 Passage and 7 Questions No No
Sons of Liberty O 6/1100 373 Passage and 7 Questions Yes Yes
Squanto O 4+/850 339 Passage and 7 Questions Yes Yes
Baron Von Steuben P 5/1000 268 Passage and 7 Questions No No
Baron Von Steuben O 5/1000 268 Passage and 7 Questions Yes Yes
George Washington P 5+/950 252 Passage and 10 Questions No No
George Washington P 4/800 173 Passage and 4 Questions No No
George Washington O 4/800 173 Passage and 4 Questions Yes No
Phillis Wheatley P 5/850 420 Passage and 10 Questions No No
Phillis Wheatley P 5/850 420 Fact or Fiction No No
Phillis Wheatley O 5/850 420 Fact or Fiction Yes No
Phillis Wheatley P N/A N/A Main Idea and Supporting Facts No No