Informational Reading Comprehension: Baobab, Tree of Life

Discover why an odd-looking tree is known as Africa’s "tree of life" with this reading comprehension worksheet. Designed for a sixth- and seventh-grade literacy curriculum, this worksheet features an original one-page informational text about the African baobab tree, followed by a set of comprehension questions. With Informational Reading Comprehension: Baobab, Tree of Life, students will practice a variety of nonfiction reading skills, including identifying the main idea, citing text evidence, analyzing details and text features, and determining the meaning of words using context clues.