Informational Reading Comprehension: Biography of Ellen Ochoa

Inspire middle-grade learners with this biography of Ellen Ochoa, the first Hispanic woman in space! In this three-page nonfiction comprehension worksheet, students will read an informational passage about Ochoa’s life and legacy before answering a series of comprehension questions. Geared toward sixth-, seventh-, and eighth-grade learners, this reading comprehension worksheet will engage learners while providing an opportunity to practice making inferences, citing text evidence, determining the meaning of domain-specific terms using context clues, and summarizing what they have read.