Characteristics of Living Things Spanish Reading Passage & Comprehension Questions | Life Science | Grades 6–8

This Spanish Reading Passage & Comprehension Questions worksheet gives grades 6–8 Middle School Life Science students an academic-Spanish passage on Characteristics of Living Things, followed by open-response comprehension questions.

Passage: "Características de los seres vivos e investigación celular" (~430 words). Sample questions: "¿Por qué el movimiento o el uso de combustible por sí solos no bastan para clasificar un objeto como un ser vivo?" and "¿Qué función cumple la molécula de ADN durante la reproducción de los seres vivos?"

What's inside: 1 reading passage in Spanish, 10 open-response questions with lined answer space, an answer key with model responses, and teacher notes in English.

Resource type: Reading Worksheet (.docx). Language: student pages in Spanish; teacher notes in English. Format: editable Microsoft Word handout with approximately 1,010 words (~5 pages).

Classroom use: independent reading and a comprehension check for Spanish-speaking ELLs in a Middle School Life Science course. Grades 6–8.

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