Halloween Reading Passages with Comprehension Questions, 5 Fiction Stories

These Halloween reading passages and and comprehension questions activities are a perfect tool to use to help students practice their comprehension in October. In this product, you will find five Halloween fiction stories with 2 comprehension activities for each.

Halloween Reading Passages Topics: 

First Story: One Quiet Night

• Topic: ghosts
• Reading: Connections
• Writing: Retell and Illustrate

Second Story: The Ghost Without Feet

• Topic: ghosts
• Reading: Character Problem and Solution
• Writing: Writing About Character

Third Story: In the Basement

• Topic: spooky houses
• Reading: Cause and Effect
• Writing: Problem and Solution

Fourth Story: Greg and Gertrude

• Topic: friendly ghosts
• Reading: Dialogue
• Writing: Compare and Contrast

Fifth Story: A New Friendship

• Topic: friendly ghosts
• Reading: Beginning, Middle, and End Story Sequencing
• Writing: Adjectives

There is now a digital component included in this Halloween Fiction Stories resource. The passages are now created in Google Slides.

I have found that second grade students benefit to read this as a whole group the first time, then allow them to respond individually. However, it works great for higher readers independently. 3rd graders could work independently through this activity.