World Landmarks Literacy Activities
This section includes online and printable literacy activities such as reading comprehension exercises, cloze reading activities, and much more. Use the filters on the left side of the page to isolate activities by grade level or format.
Great Wall of China Cloze Reading - Online
Description: This contextual vocabulary exercise requires students to insert the vocabulary words from the word bank that complete the paragraph.
The Golden Spike Reading Comprehension - Online
Description: This resource includes a reading passage on the Golden Spike and four multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback. LEXILE LEVEL: 810; WORD COUNT: 173.
The Golden Gate Bridge Reading Comprehension - Online
Description: This resource includes a reading passage on the Golden Gate Bridge and four multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback. LEXILE LEVEL: 610; WORD COUNT: 145.
Palace of Versailles Reading Comprehension - Online
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and ten multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback.
Palace of Versailles Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and ten multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback.
Statue of Liberty Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and four multiple choice questions. PASSAGE LENGTH: 140 Words; LEXILE: 710
Statue of Liberty 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: 140 Words; LEXILE: 710
Virtual History Teacher - Grading a Statue of Liberty Test
Description: Students play the role of a virtual history teacher and must grade responses to three questions about the Statue of Liberty. Each response is incomplete, and students must fill in the missing information in the "response" section. Students can use the Statue of Liberty historical passage for reference.
The Statue of Liberty Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and seven multiple choice questions.
The New Colossus - by Emma Lazarus
Description: This activity requires students to analyze the famous sonnet The New Colossus (which is a casting on the base of the Statue of Liberty's pedestal). Students must then compare and contrast, provide examples of its symbolism and analyze the meaning of the poem.
Interview with the Statue of Liberty
Description: This fun activity requires students to pretend they are interviewing the Statue of Liberty! In the interview, there are four scripted questions that the student has to answer as the Statue. Two questions are fun and two are serious. The student comes up with the last question and answer. Students can use the Statue of Liberty of informational passage as a reference.
Mayan Civilization Reading Comprehension Series: The Calendars
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and seven multiple choice questions.
Mayan Civilization Reading Comprehension Series: The Calendars - Online
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and seven 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.
Mayan Civilization Reading Comprehension Series: The Pyramids
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and seven multiple choice questions.
Mayan Civilization Reading Comprehension Series: The Pyramids - Online
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and seven 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.
Mayan Civilization Reading Comprehension Series: Religion
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and seven multiple choice questions.
Mayan Civilization Reading Comprehension Series: Religion - Online
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and seven 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.
Mayan Civilization Cloze Reading - Online
Description: This contextual vocabulary exercise requires students to insert the vocabulary words from the word bank that complete the paragraph.
Panama vs Suez Canal Reading Comprehension - Online
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and seven 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.
Panama vs Suez Canal Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and seven multiple choice questions.
Kayla Visits the Eiffel Tower Narrative Fiction Reading Comprehension - Online
Description: This interactive reading activity requires students to read a passage and answer five multiple choice comprehension questions. It gives immediate feedback and a printable performance document. It also has an option for narration and highlighting.
Stonehenge Cloze Reading
Description: This contextual vocabulary exercise requires students to insert the vocabulary words from the word bank that complete the paragraph.
Stonehenge Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and four multiple choice questions.
White House Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes a reading passage and seven multiple choice questions.
