Crane Flies
- Read a nonfiction passage about crane flies
- Find and recall details from what you read
- Answer questions using information from the text
- Understand new facts about a type of insect
Reading Comprehension Insects Worksheets
This section features 59 free reading comprehension worksheets focused on insects and related creatures. Students read engaging passages about diverse species from common house flies to exotic beetles, then answer comprehension questions to build reading skills and scientific knowledge about the insect world.
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Insects
Dragon Flies
- Read a nonfiction passage and understand the main idea
- Find specific facts and details in what you read
- Answer questions using information from the text
- Learn new facts about dragonflies and how they live
Dung Beetles
- Read a nonfiction passage about dung beetles and understand it
- Answer questions using details from the text
- Find the main idea of what you read
- Learn new facts about how dung beetles live and behave
- Figure out the meaning of new words from the passage
Earwigs
- Read a nonfiction passage about earwigs and understand the main idea
- Find and recall facts stated directly in the text
- Learn new vocabulary words related to insects
- Answer questions using details from what you read
Fire Ants
- Read a nonfiction passage about fire ants and understand it
- Find specific facts and details in the text
- Figure out the main idea of the passage
- Answer questions using information from what you read
- Learn new vocabulary about insects and nature
Firefly
- Read a short informational passage about fireflies
- Find key facts and details in what you read
- Answer questions using information from the text
- Understand new words related to fireflies and how they glow
Fleas
- Read a nonfiction passage about fleas
- Find specific facts and details in the text
- Answer questions using information from the reading
- Understand new words used to describe fleas
Fruit Flies
- Read a nonfiction passage carefully and understand what it says
- Find specific facts and details from the text to answer questions
- Figure out the main idea of what you read
- Understand new vocabulary words used in the passage
Grass Hoppers
- Read a short informational passage and understand the main idea
- Find and recall specific facts from what you read
- Answer questions using details stated in the text
- Learn new facts about grasshoppers and how they live
Hercules Beetles
- Read a nonfiction passage about Hercules beetles carefully
- Find and recall facts stated in the text
- Answer questions using details from the reading
- Understand new vocabulary about insects and their traits
Hickory Horned Devil Caterpillars
- Read a nonfiction passage about an insect and understand the main ideas
- Find specific facts and details stated in the text
- Use context to figure out the meaning of new words
- Answer questions using evidence from what they read
Honey Bees
- Read a nonfiction passage about honey bees
- Find and recall facts stated in the reading
- Answer questions using details from the text
- Understand new words and ideas about how bees live and work
Horse Flies
- Read an informational passage and understand the key facts
- Answer questions using details from the text
- Identify the main idea of what you read
- Learn new facts and vocabulary about horse flies
House Crickets
- Read a nonfiction passage and pull out the main facts
- Answer questions using details found in the text
- Understand new vocabulary about house crickets
- Recall specific information after reading
House Fly
- Read a nonfiction passage about house flies and understand the main ideas
- Find facts and details about how house flies live and behave
- Learn new vocabulary words related to insects
- Answer questions using information from the text
Ladybugs
- Read a nonfiction passage about ladybugs
- Find answers to questions using details from the text
- Understand new facts and vocabulary about insects
- Practice picking out the main idea of a passage
Leaf Hoppers
- Read a nonfiction passage and understand what it is mostly about
- Find specific facts and details in the text
- Use clues in the reading to answer questions
- Learn new information about leaf hoppers as insects
Lice
- Read an informational passage carefully and understand the main idea
- Find specific details and facts stated in the text
- Answer questions using evidence from what was read
- Learn new vocabulary related to lice and how they spread
- Summarize key information about the topic in your own words
Mayflies
- Read a nonfiction passage and understand the main ideas
- Find specific facts about mayflies in the text
- Answer questions using details from what you read
- Learn new vocabulary related to insects and their life cycles
Meal Worms
- Read a nonfiction passage and understand what it is about
- Find and recall specific facts stated in the text
- Answer questions using details from what you read
- Learn new information about meal worms and how they live
Milipedes
- Read a nonfiction passage and understand what it says about millipedes
- Find and recall specific facts from the text to answer questions
- Learn new vocabulary about insects and bugs
- Practice using details from the reading to support answers
Mole Crickets
- Read an informational passage about mole crickets and understand it
- Find specific facts and details in what you read
- Answer questions using information from the text
- Figure out the main idea of a passage
- Build vocabulary by learning words about insects and their habits
Monarch Butterflies
- Read a nonfiction passage and understand the main idea
- Find specific facts and details in what you read
- Learn about the life cycle and migration of monarch butterflies
- Answer questions using evidence from the text
Pillbugs
- Read an informational passage about pillbugs and understand the main ideas
- Find specific facts and details in the text to answer questions
- Understand new vocabulary words used to describe pillbugs
- Explain what pillbugs eat, where they live, and how they behave
Praying Mantis
- Read a nonfiction passage about praying mantises and understand the main ideas
- Find specific facts and details in the text to answer questions
- Learn new vocabulary related to insects and their behavior
- Practice using evidence from the reading to support answers
Puss Caterpillar
- Read a short informational passage about the puss caterpillar
- Find and recall key facts stated in the text
- Understand why the puss caterpillar is dangerous to touch
- Answer questions using details from what you read
- Learn new vocabulary related to insects and nature
Scarab Beetles
- Read a nonfiction passage about scarab beetles and understand the main points
- Find specific facts and details in what you read
- Answer questions using evidence from the text
- Learn new vocabulary about insects and beetles
- Summarize what the passage was mostly about
Silverfish
- Read a nonfiction passage about silverfish and understand the main idea
- Find specific facts and details in what you read
- Answer questions using information from the text
- Learn new vocabulary related to insects and their habitats
Snow Fleas
- Read a nonfiction passage and understand what it says about snow fleas
- Find specific facts and details in the text to answer questions
- Figure out the main idea of what you read
- Understand new words using clues from the passage
Stink Bugs
- Read an informational passage about stink bugs
- Find answers to questions using details from the text
- Understand new facts and vocabulary about insects
- Explain what the passage is mainly about
Stone Flies
- Read an informational passage about stone flies
- Find and understand key facts in what you read
- Answer questions using details from the text
- Learn new vocabulary about insects and their habitats
Termites
- Read a nonfiction passage and understand the main ideas about termites
- Find specific facts and details in the text to answer questions
- Learn new vocabulary related to termites and insects
- Explain what the passage teaches about how termites live and behave
Thrips
- Read a nonfiction passage carefully to understand the main topic
- Find specific facts and details in the text to answer questions
- Learn new vocabulary about insects like thrips
- Explain what the passage is mainly about in your own words
Walking Sticks
- Read a nonfiction passage and understand the main idea
- Find specific facts about walking sticks in the text
- Answer questions using details from what you read
- Learn new vocabulary about insects and how they survive
Water Scorpions
- Read a nonfiction passage about water scorpions carefully
- Find and recall important facts from what you read
- Answer questions using details from the text
- Understand new vocabulary words about insects and their habitats
Alligator Bug
- Read a short informational passage carefully
- Find and recall specific details from the text
- Answer questions using information from the reading
- Understand new vocabulary from the passage
Ant Lions
- Read a nonfiction passage about ant lions and understand the main ideas
- Find answers to questions using details from the text
- Learn new facts about how ant lions live and hunt
- Practice pulling out important information from what you read
Army Ants
- Read a nonfiction passage about army ants carefully
- Find specific facts and details in the text to answer questions
- Understand the main idea of what you read
- Use context in the passage to figure out unfamiliar words
- Explain how army ants live and behave based on the reading
Assassin Bug
- Read a nonfiction passage about the assassin bug and understand the main ideas
- Find specific facts in the text to answer questions
- Learn new vocabulary related to insects and their behavior
- Practice explaining what the passage says in your own words
Australian Walking Stick
- Read a short informational text about the Australian walking stick insect
- Find key facts and details in the passage
- Understand how the insect uses camouflage to survive
- Answer questions using information from the reading
Bed Bugs
- Read an informational passage about bed bugs
- Find and recall details stated in the text
- Answer questions using evidence from the reading
- Understand new vocabulary related to bed bugs
- Summarize the main ideas of the passage
Camel Crickets
- Read an informational passage about camel crickets
- Find key facts and details in the text
- Answer questions using information from the reading
- Understand new vocabulary about insects
Camel Spiders
- Read an informational passage and understand the main points
- Find specific facts and details in what you read
- Answer questions using evidence from the text
- Learn new facts about camel spiders and how they live
Carpenter Ants
- Read a nonfiction passage about carpenter ants and understand it
- Find specific facts and details in the text to answer questions
- Figure out the main idea of the passage
- Learn new words and how they are used in the reading
Centipede
- Read a short informational passage about centipedes
- Find and recall facts stated in the text
- Answer questions using details from what you read
- Understand new words about centipedes and their bodies
Cicadas
- Read a nonfiction passage about cicadas and understand the main ideas
- Find and recall specific facts from the text
- Answer questions using details from what you read
- Learn new information about insects and their life cycles
Click Beetle
- Read a passage about click beetles and understand the main facts
- Answer questions using details from the text
- Learn how click beetles flip and make a clicking sound
- Build vocabulary related to insects and their behavior
Common Wasps
- Read an informational text about wasps and understand the main ideas
- Find specific facts about how wasps look, live, and behave
- Answer questions using details from what you read
- Learn new vocabulary related to wasps and insects
Crane Flies
- Read a nonfiction passage about crane flies
- Find and recall details from what you read
- Answer questions using information from the text
- Understand new facts about a type of insect
Devil’s Flower Mantis
- Read a nonfiction passage about the Devil's Flower Mantis
- Find and recall key facts stated in the text
- Understand new vocabulary words used to describe the insect
- Answer questions using details from what was read
- Summarize the main ideas about the mantis
Elephant Hawk Moth
- Read a nonfiction passage about the elephant hawk moth
- Find and recall facts stated in the text
- Understand new vocabulary about insects and moths
- Answer questions using details from what you read
- Summarize the main ideas of the passage
Filbert Weevil
- Read a nonfiction passage about an insect and understand the main ideas
- Find specific facts and details stated in the text
- Learn new vocabulary about bugs and how they live
- Answer questions using evidence from what you read
Giant Burrowing Cockroach
- Read a nonfiction passage about an unusual insect and understand the main idea
- Find specific facts and details in the text to answer questions
- Learn new vocabulary related to insects and their habitats
- Explain what makes the giant burrowing cockroach different from other insects
Giant Long-Legged Katydid
- Read a nonfiction passage about an unusual insect and understand the main ideas
- Find specific facts in the text, like where katydids live and what they eat
- Learn new vocabulary related to insects and their bodies
- Answer questions using details from what you read
Goliath Beetle
- Read a nonfiction passage about the Goliath beetle
- Find specific facts and details in what you read
- Answer questions using information from the text
- Learn new vocabulary about insects and their habits
Scorpion Fly
- Read a short passage about an insect and understand the main ideas
- Find specific facts and details in what you read
- Answer questions using information from the text
- Learn new vocabulary about the scorpion fly and its features
Titan Beetle
- Read a nonfiction passage about the titan beetle
- Find specific facts and details stated in the text
- Answer questions using information from the reading
- Learn new words related to insects and their traits
Wheel Bug
- Read a short informational passage about the wheel bug
- Find and recall facts stated in the text
- Answer questions using details from the reading
- Learn new vocabulary related to insects
Boxelder Bugs
- Read a nonfiction passage and understand the main idea
- Find specific facts and details in the text to answer questions
- Learn new words related to insects and their habits
- Explain what the passage says using evidence from the reading