Deserts - Literacy Exercises
This section includes numerous literacy activities related to deserts. Use the filters on the left side of the page to isolate activities by grade level or format (online or printable).
Sahara Desert Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes a reading passage and seven multiple choice questions.
Sahara Desert Cloze Reading - Online
Description: This contextual vocabulary exercise requires students to insert the vocabulary words from the word bank that complete the paragraph.
Sahara Desert Sentence Puzzles
Description: This fun online activity requires students to re-arrange the words and punctuation to form a coherent sentence about the Sahara Desert. There are three total sentences. immediate feedback is given.
Egyptian Pyramids Reading Comprehension - Online
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and ten multiple choice questions. In addition, when you click the "listen" button, you can hear the passage while it highlights the text. PASSAGE LENGTH: 237 Words; LEXILE: 810
Egyptian Pyramids Reading Comprehension - Online - Main Idea Focus
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and five multiple choice questions.
Egyptian Pyramids Reading Comprehension - Online - Details Focus
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and five multiple choice questions.
Egyptian Pyramids Reading Comprehension - Online - Contextual Vocabulary Focus
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and five multiple choice questions.
Egyptian Pyramids Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and ten multiple choice questions. PASSAGE LENGTH: 237 Words; LEXILE: 810
Egyptian Pyramids Cloze Reading - Online
Description: This contextual vocabulary exercise requires students to insert the vocabulary words from the word bank that complete the paragraph.
Egyptian Pyramids Reading Comprehension for Google Classroom
Description: This modified google quiz form allows you to collect data and scores using this reading comprehension exercise as part of your google classroom. These are designed for you to customize, add to, subtract from, and change . PLEASE MAKE A COPY AND DO NOT TYPE ON THE ORIGINAL.
The Great Sphinx of Giza Reading Comprehension
Description: This is a printable reading comprehension passage and multiple-choice question set. There are seven questions.
Saguaro Cactus Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and seven multiple choice questions.
Roadrunner Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and four multiple choice questions.
Grand Canyon Reading Comprehension - Online
Description: This resource includes a short passage and four multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback. PASSAGE LENGTH = 105 Words; LEXILE = 810
Grand Canyon Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes a short passage and four multiple choice questions. PASSAGE LENGTH = 105 Words; LEXILE = 810
Grand Canyon Cloze Reading
Description: This contextual vocabulary exercise requires students to insert the vocabulary words from the word bank that complete the paragraph.
Camels Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes a short reading passage (86 words) and three multiple choice questions.
California Condor Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes a informational passage and ten multiple choice questions.
California Condor Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and four multiple choice questions.
California Condor Reading Comprehension - Online
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and four multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback. In addition, when you click the "listen" button, you can hear the passage while it highlights the text. PASSAGE LENGTH: 132 Words; LEXILE: 610
California Condor Reading Comprehension for Google Classroom
Description: This modified google quiz form allows you to collect data and scores using this reading comprehension exercise as part of your google classroom. These are designed for you to customize, add to, subtract from, and change . PLEASE MAKE A COPY AND DO NOT TYPE ON THE ORIGINAL.
