Nonfiction Passages- Finding Text Evidence 35 Passages

🔍 Find the Text Evidence | 35 Non-Fiction Passages with Highlighting Practice

Help your students become confident readers and critical thinkers with this targeted resource for finding text evidence! Featuring 35 high-interest non-fiction passages, this resource is designed to strengthen your students’ ability to locate and highlight supporting details directly from the text.

Perfect for 2nd–3rd grade, and also ideal for advanced 1st graders or English Language Learners in any elementary grade.

📚 What’s Included:

• ✅ 35 Non-Fiction Reading Passages
• ✅ Lexile Levels from 210L to 620L
• ✅ Text Evidence Tasks
• Each passage includes a color-coded highlighting box to guide students to two pieces of evidence in the text.
• Follow-up comprehension questions ask students to explain what they highlighted.
• ✅ Variety of Topics across science, social studies, and seasonal themes
• ✅ Easy-to-print, no-prep format – just print and go!

🧠 Skills Targeted:

• Citing evidence from the text
• Reading comprehension
• Using non-fiction features
• Close reading strategies
• Vocabulary development

🧩 Sample Topics:

• Bats
• Crabs
• Veterans Day
• Tyrannosaurus Rex
• Snowflakes
• Community Helpers
• Worker Bees
• Great White Sharks
• ...and many more!

📝 A full list of included passages and Lexile levels is available in the preview.

💡 Suggested Uses:

• Guided Reading
• Literacy Centers
• Morning Work
• Homework
• RTI / Intervention
• Test Prep Practice
• ELL Support