What will students read about?

Coral reefs, the water cycle, tides, whales, rivers, wells and everyday ways families save water.

Do these worksheets support science lessons?

Yes. The informational passages line up neatly with water-cycle and habitat units while still practising reading skills.

How long are the passages?

From about 40 words in Grade 1 up to around 400 words in Grade 7, following the same word bands as the main reading library.

Can I choose the number of questions?

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Water & Oceans Reading Comprehension Worksheets

Read about rivers, oceans, clean water, marine life and the water cycle. These Grades 1–8 passages build comprehension skills while students learn how water moves around the planet and why looking after it matters.

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Grade 3 · Informational · 154 words

Cities Under the Sea

1.A coral reef looks like a garden of rock, but it is really built by animals.

2.Each coral is a soft creature called a polyp, no bigger than a pencil eraser.

3.A polyp builds a hard cup of limestone around itself for protection.

4.When one polyp dies, another grows on top of the old cup, and over hundreds of years these layers form a reef.

5.Tiny plants called algae live inside the polyps and make food from sunlight, which is why reefs grow in shallow, clear water.

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