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Passages, response prompts, vocabulary practice, and reading comprehension activities.

Main Idea Task Cards

10 passages with 3 questions each — identify the main idea, choose a supporting detail, and pick the best title. Includes a score breakdown at the end.

Interactive · 10 passages · 30 questions
Think Like an Inventor

Read and annotate a fiction excerpt by Therese Heckenkamp. Highlight text in five colors as you read and respond.

Interactive · 19 paragraphs

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Reading passages and annotation tools live here. Each one is linked from this page so students can find them easily.