Academic Reading Comprehension EAP Worksheets
In this academic reading comprehension worksheet, students read a brief article on the topic of unethical business behaviours and complete exercises to practice several reading skills that include recognising main ideas and scanning to locate and identify information. As a lead into the topic, in pairs, students discuss four questions related to the topic of ethics. Next, students read an article that provides ten descriptions, outlining examples of unethical business behaviours. Students then match headings with the ten paragraphs in the article. Students then move on to read five situations and indicate which paragraph describes the type of unethical behaviour for each situation. In the last exercise, students read statements and say whether they are true or false, according to the information given in the text.
In this academic reading comprehension worksheet, students read an article on the topic of intelligence and complete a range of exercises that help students read for detail and build their vocabulary knowledge. In pairs, students start by discussing two questions about intelligence as a lead into the topic of the article. Students then match keywords from the text to their definitions. Next, students read a text titled "Classifying Intelligence". After that, students scan the text to locate two keywords and use context clues to infer their meanings. Students continue by answering three multiple-choice questions based on the article. In the final exercise, students read a summary of the text to identify three incorrect sentences and rewrite them so that they contain accurate information.
In this academic reading practice worksheet, students read a brief article on the topic of European colonialism and practice a number of reading strategies that include guessing the meaning of a word from context, recognising main ideas, and scanning to locate and identify information. As a lead in, students discuss two questions related to the topic of 'Commerce in the New World'. Students continue by matching advanced words from the article to their correct definition. Next, students read the article and use context clues in the text to choose the correct definition of the words and phrases shown. Then, students answer questions by choosing the best answer from three options. Students then move on to categorise statements as either true, false, or not given based on what is written in the text. After that, students match headings to the paragraphs in the article. In the final exercise, students write a short paragraph based on ideas in the text.
This academic reading comprehension worksheet focuses on the topic of education and helps students practice reading for detail, paraphrasing and vocabulary building. First, in pairs, students discuss three questions about education as a lead into the topic of the article. Students then match words taken from the text to their definitions. After that, students use a thesaurus to find synonyms for words taken from the text. Students then read the article and complete gaps with words from Exercise C. Next, students read for detail to find information in the text that answers three multiple-choice questions. Finally, students compare paraphrases of sentences taken from the article and choose the best one that matches each sentence.
In this 'Nutrition and Diet' worksheet, students read an academic article on the topic of nutrition and diet and complete reading comprehension exercises based on the text. As a lead-in, in pairs, students discuss three questions related to the topic of nutrition and diet. Students then match advanced words from the article to their correct definitions and complete sentences using the vocabulary. After that, students read an article about nutrition and diet. When the students have finished, they answer comprehension questions based on the text. Next, students indicate whether statements based on the reading are true or false. Lastly, students paraphrase a sentence taken from the article.
In this academic reading comprehension worksheet, students practice reading for main ideas and specific details in an article about entrepreneurship. To begin, students discuss three questions about entrepreneurship in pairs. Students then match words taken from the text to their definitions and complete sentences using the words. Next, students read the article and then choose the sentence that best represents the main idea of each paragraph from three choices. In the final exercise, students answer comprehension questions about the text by reading for details to find specific information that answers each question.
In this free academic reading comprehension practice worksheet, students read a brief article on the topic of going to university and practice a variety of reading skills that include recognising main ideas, and scanning to locate and identify information. To begin, students discuss three questions related to the topic of university education. Students continue by matching difficult words from the article to their correct definitions. Next, students read the article and match headings with the paragraphs. After that, students categorise statements as either true, false, or not given, according to the information in the text. Finally, students answer comprehension questions by choosing the best answer from three options.
