7th Grade Reading Comprehension
10 passages for ages 12–13, with questions and answer keys. Read online or print.
📚 Stories, letters & diaries (literature)
Human interest storyThe Night Watcher of Mitzpe RamonA feature about a teenager from Mitzpe Ramon who photographs galaxies at night and spotted an exploding star.380 words · 10 questions · RL.7.1Personal storyThe Last HandsA personal story by a photographer who records traditional craftspeople before their trades disappear.413 words · 10 questions · RL.7.1
🔎 Informational texts
Fact textDrinking the SeaAn informational text about Israel's desalination plants: how they work, what they have changed and what problems they raise.360 words · 10 questions · RI.7.1News featureThe Return of the YachmurAn article about the Persian fallow deer, which disappeared from the Land of Israel and was brought back to the wild in the Galilee and the Jerusalem hills.365 words · 10 questions · RI.7.1Opinion articlePut Down the Laptop, Pick Up the PenAn opinion article asking whether it is better to take lesson notes by hand or on a computer, based on research.363 words · 10 questions · RI.7.1Fact textWhy We Do What We Do Without ThinkingA fact text about how the brain creates habits and how we can change them.412 words · 10 questions · RI.7.1Human interest featureThe Night-Shift SwimmerA feature about an emergency-room nurse who started swimming at 35 and became an open-water marathon swimmer.406 words · 11 questions · RI.7.1News reportGreening the ConcreteA news report about students who measured the heat in their neighborhood and planted trees, and about the urban heat island effect.396 words · 11 questions · RI.7.1Fact textThe Shrinking SeaA fact text about the Dead Sea: why its level is falling, how sinkholes form and what the possible solutions are.411 words · 11 questions · RI.7.1Opinion articleIs Gaming a Real Sport?An opinion article by a student about e-sports: the arguments in favour, the criticism and the writer's own view.398 words · 11 questions · RI.7.1