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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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- crane-flies worksheet

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Crane Flies

Students read an informational passage about crane flies and answer comprehension questions about the facts presented.

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- dragon-flies worksheet

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Dragon Flies

Students read a short passage about dragonflies and answer comprehension questions about the key details and facts.

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- dung-beetles worksheet

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Dung Beetles

Students read a passage about dung beetles and answer questions to show they understood the key details and main ideas.

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- earwigs worksheet

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Earwigs

Students read a short informational passage about earwigs and answer comprehension questions about the insect's features and behavior.

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- fire-ants worksheet

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Fire Ants

Students read a passage about fire ants and answer questions to show they understood the key details and main ideas.

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- firefly worksheet

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Firefly

Students read a short passage about fireflies and answer comprehension questions about the main ideas and details.

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- fleas worksheet

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Fleas

Students read a short passage about fleas and answer questions to show they understood the key details and information.

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- fruit-flies worksheet

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Fruit Flies

Students read a short passage about fruit flies and answer questions to show they understood the details and main ideas.

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- grass-hoppers worksheet

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Grass Hoppers

Students read a short passage about grasshoppers and answer questions to show they understood the key details and facts.

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- hercules-beetles worksheet

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Hercules Beetles

Students read an informational passage about Hercules beetles and answer questions to show they understood the key details.

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- hickory-horned-devil-caterpillars worksheet

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Hickory Horned Devil Caterpillars

Students read a short passage about hickory horned devil caterpillars and answer comprehension questions about the text.

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- honey-bees worksheet

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Honey Bees

Students read a passage about honey bees and answer questions to show they understood the key facts and details.

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- horse-flies worksheet

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Horse Flies

Students read a passage about horse flies and answer comprehension questions about the details and main ideas in the text.

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- house-crickets worksheet

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House Crickets

Students read a passage about house crickets and answer questions to show they understood the key details and information.

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- house-fly worksheet

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House Fly

Students read an informational passage about house flies and answer comprehension questions about their traits, habits, and life cycle.

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- ladybugs worksheet

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Ladybugs

Students read a short passage about ladybugs and answer questions about the main ideas and details.

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- leaf-hoppers worksheet

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Leaf Hoppers

Students read a short passage about leaf hoppers and answer questions to show they understood the main ideas and details.

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- lice worksheet

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Lice

Students read a short informational passage about lice and answer questions to show their understanding of the text.

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- mayflies worksheet

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Mayflies

Students read a passage about mayflies and answer comprehension questions about their life cycle, habitat, and characteristics.

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- meal-worms worksheet

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Meal Worms

Students read a short passage about meal worms and answer questions to show they understood the key details and facts.

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- milipedes worksheet

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Milipedes

Students read a short informational passage about millipedes and answer questions about the key details and facts presented in the text.

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- mole-crickets worksheet

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Mole Crickets

Students read a passage about mole crickets and answer questions to show they understood the key details and main ideas.

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- monarch-butterflies worksheet

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Monarch Butterflies

Students read a nonfiction passage about monarch butterflies and answer comprehension questions about the details they learned.

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- pillbugs worksheet

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Pillbugs

Students read a passage about pillbugs and answer questions to show their understanding of the key details and facts.

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- praying-mantis worksheet

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Praying Mantis

Students read an informational passage about praying mantises and answer questions to check their understanding of the details.

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- puss-caterpillar worksheet

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Puss Caterpillar

Students read a nonfiction passage about the puss caterpillar and answer comprehension questions about its features, sting, and habits.

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- scarab-beetles worksheet

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Scarab Beetles

Students read a passage about scarab beetles and answer questions to show they understood the key details and information.

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- silverfish worksheet

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Silverfish

Students read a short informational passage about silverfish and answer comprehension questions about the details they learned.

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- snow-fleas worksheet

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Snow Fleas

Students read a short informational passage about snow fleas and answer questions about the key details and main ideas.

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- stink-bugs worksheet

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Stink Bugs

Students read a passage about stink bugs and answer questions to show their understanding of the text.

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- stone-flies worksheet

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Stone Flies

Students read an informational passage about stone flies and answer comprehension questions about the key details.

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- termites worksheet

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Termites

Students read a nonfiction passage about termites and answer questions to show they understood the key facts and details.

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- thrips worksheet

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Thrips

Students read a passage about thrips and answer questions to show they understood the key facts and details.

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- walking-sticks worksheet

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Walking Sticks

Students read a passage about walking sticks and answer comprehension questions about the insect's traits and behavior.

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- water-scorpions worksheet

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Water Scorpions

Students read a passage about water scorpions and answer questions to show they understood the key details and information.

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- alligator-bug worksheet

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Alligator Bug

Students read a short passage about alligator bugs and answer comprehension questions about the key details.

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- ant-lions worksheet

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Ant Lions

Students read a short passage about ant lions and answer questions to show they understood the key details and information.

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- army-ants worksheet

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Army Ants

Students read a short passage about army ants and answer questions to show they understand the details and main ideas.

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- assassin-bug worksheet

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Assassin Bug

Students read an informational passage about the assassin bug and answer comprehension questions about its traits and behavior.

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- australian-walking-stick worksheet

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Australian Walking Stick

Students read a nonfiction passage about the Australian walking stick insect and answer comprehension questions about its traits and habits.

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- bed-bugs worksheet

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Bed Bugs

Students read a passage about bed bugs and answer questions to show their understanding of the text.

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- camel-crickets worksheet

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Camel Crickets

Students read an informational passage about camel crickets and answer comprehension questions about the details they learned.

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Camel Spiders

Students read a passage about camel spiders and answer questions to show understanding of the key facts and details.

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- carpenter-ants worksheet

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Carpenter Ants

Students read an informational passage about carpenter ants and answer questions about the main ideas and details.

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Centipede

Students read a short passage about centipedes and answer comprehension questions about the facts presented.

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- cicadas worksheet

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Cicadas

Students read a passage about cicadas and answer questions to show their understanding of the text.

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- click-beetle worksheet

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Click Beetle

Students read a short passage about click beetles and answer questions to show understanding of the text.

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- common-wasps worksheet

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Common Wasps

Students read an informational passage about common wasps and answer comprehension questions about their traits, behavior, and habitat.

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- crane-flies worksheet

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Crane Flies

Students read an informational passage about crane flies and answer comprehension questions about the facts presented.

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- devils-flower-mantis worksheet

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Devil’s Flower Mantis

Students read an informational passage about the Devil's Flower Mantis and answer comprehension questions about its features and behavior.

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- elephant-hawk-moth worksheet

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Elephant Hawk Moth

Read a nonfiction passage about the elephant hawk moth and answer comprehension questions about its life cycle, appearance, and habits.

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- filbert-weevil worksheet

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Filbert Weevil

Students read an informational passage about the filbert weevil and answer comprehension questions about its traits, habits, and life cycle.

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- giant-burrowing-cockroach worksheet

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Giant Burrowing Cockroach

Students read a passage about the giant burrowing cockroach and answer comprehension questions about its habits, habitat, and traits.

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- giant-long-legged-katydid worksheet

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Giant Long-Legged Katydid

Students read an informational passage about the giant long-legged katydid and answer questions about its features, habitat, and behavior.

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- goliath-beetle worksheet

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Goliath Beetle

Students read a passage about the Goliath beetle and answer questions to show they understood the key details.

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- scorpion-fly worksheet

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Scorpion Fly

Students read a short informational passage about the scorpion fly and answer comprehension questions about its facts and details.

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- titan-beetle worksheet

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Titan Beetle

Students read a short passage about the titan beetle and answer questions to show they understood the key details.

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- wheel-bug worksheet

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Wheel Bug

Students read a nonfiction passage about the wheel bug and answer comprehension questions about its features and behavior.

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- boxelder-bugs worksheet

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Boxelder Bugs

Students read a short informational passage about boxelder bugs and answer questions to show they understood the key details.

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