Amazon Rainforest: A living Treasure (Reading Comprehension) - Grades 4 and 5
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Take students on an adventure to one of the most fascinating places on Earth, the Amazon Rainforest. This reading comprehension worksheet is designed for 4th and 5th graders and combines a high-interest informational passage with key literacy skill practice to strengthen comprehension and critical thinking.
What’s Inside:
Informational Text Passage: A student-friendly article that explores the Amazon Rainforest’s unique plants, animals, climate, and importance to the environment.
Comprehension Questions: Focused practice with essential reading skills:
Main Idea – identifying the central idea of the passage
Identifying Explicit Details – recalling facts and evidence directly from the text
Word Meaning – using context clues to determine the meaning of vocabulary words
Author’s Purpose – analyzing why the passage was written and what message it conveys
Extension Opportunities: Activities and prompts that encourage students to connect rainforest knowledge to real-world environmental issues.
Why Teachers and Parents Love It:
High-interest, nonfiction content that sparks curiosity about the natural world.
Perfectly leveled for 4th–5th grade readers.
Builds essential reading comprehension skills aligned to grade-level standards.
Flexible for use in classrooms, small groups, homework, or homeschool settings.
This worksheet makes reading both exciting and meaningful by blending literacy practice with science and environmental learning about one of the world’s most important ecosystems.