Sojourner Truth Close Reading Activities for Kids

This comprehensive reading comprehension packet features a range of activities centered on Sojourner Truth’s life and legacy. Designed to help students engage in close reading, the activities encourage prediction, reflection, and deeper understanding. The worksheet begins with a prediction exercise, where students observe the title, image, or introductory lines to form ideas about the text. It continues with a KWL chart, guiding students to articulate what they already know, what they want to learn, and what they discovered after reading. Additional exercises include multiple-choice and true/false questions that test students’ understanding of the passage. These activities help foster critical thinking skills, enhance literacy, and build knowledge on historical figures like Sojourner Truth, while also boosting reading and writing fluency.

Usage:
Educational use for students in classrooms or homeschooling environments, focusing on improving reading comprehension and literacy.

Activity:

• Mind Mapping
• KWL Chart Creation
• Reading Comprehension
• Multiple Choice Questioning
• True/False Questioning

Tools Needed:

• Pencil
• Eraser
• Coloring materials for multiple-choice questions (optional)

Page Size:
8.5″x11″ (Letter Size)

User Instruction:
Read each passage carefully before answering the questions. Start with the prediction activity to form an idea about the story. Fill out the KWL chart as you go, writing what you know, what you want to know, and what you learned. Complete all comprehension activities by reading the passage closely and answering all questions that follow, including multiple-choice and true/false questions.