Intermediate Level Reading Comprehension

Ready to step it up a notch? Well, then you are going to like these exercises! These exercises are interactive, colorful, unique, and sure to improve your reading comprehension and vocabulary. Although these exercises are of intermediate level, they are intended for learners of all ages, including adults and speakers of English as a Second Language (ESL). So get ready to read, think, and enjoy!

Short Stories

In these reading comprehension exercises, students read a short story and then answer questions about it. Stories are comical, suspenseful, dramatic, and involve real life situations. In order to score high on these exercises, students are required to analyze intention and nuance, sequence, tone, literary technique, make logical deductions, and pay close attention to detail. Each exercise contains reading comprehension questions and vocabulary questions.

"Answer Key" - Click here to print the the intermediate level short stories answer key.
"By the Water" - Low Intermediate. 4 answer choices. 9 questions. 225 words.Print this exercise
"A Cold Day" - Low Intermediate. 4 answer choices. 14 questions. 286 words.Print this exercise
"Vet Emergency!" - Low Intermediate. 4 answer choices. 10 questions. 247 words.Print this exercise
"Late" - Low Intermediate. 4 answer choices. 14 questions. 284 words.Print this exercise
"The Brenners" - Mid Beginning. 4 answer choices. 13 questions. 297 words.Print this exercise
"Bullied" - Low Intermediate. 4 answer choices. 13 questions. 197 words.Print this exercise
"The New School" - Low Intermediate. 4 answer choices. 14 questions. 286 words.Print this exercise
"The Runaway" - Low Intermediate. 4 answer choices. 13 questions. 216 words.Print this exercise
"The Park" - Low Intermediate. 4 answer choices. 11 questions. 297 words.Print this exercise
"Worth Working For" - Mid Intermediate. 4 answer choices. 10 questions. 280 words.Print this exercise
"The Rent Man" - Mid Intermediate. 4 answer choices. 12 questions. 215 words.Print this exercise
"Time with Grandpa" - Mid Intermediate. 4 answer choices. 9 questions. 237 words.Print this exercise
"The Bus Driver" - Mid Intermediate. 4 answer choices. 15 questions. 294 words.Print this exercise
"A Day Like No Other" - Mid Intermediate. 4 answer choices. 12 questions. 305 words.Print this exercise
"A Mystery" - Mid Intermediate. 4 answer choices. 10 questions. 247 words.Print this exercise
"Just One Touch" - Mid Intermediate. 4 answer choices. 15 questions. 326 words.Print this exercise
"Wanga" - Mid Intermediate. 4 answer choices. 13 questions. 340 words.Print this exercise
"Ana Finds an Apartment" - Mid Intermediate. 4 answer choices. 12 questions. 408 wordsPrint this exercise
"Guermo's Surprise" - High Intermediate. 4 answer choices. 9 questions. 372 wordsPrint this exercise
"Canopy of Nature" - High Intermediate. 4 answer choices. 8 questions. 332 wordsPrint this exercise
"Blizzard in Birmingham" - High Intermediate. 4 answer choices. 10 questions. 319 wordsPrint this exercise
"A Christmas in March" - High Intermediate. 4 answer choices. 10 questions. 385 wordsPrint this exercise
"Bail" - High Intermediate. 4 answer choices. 10 questions. 301 wordsPrint this exercise
"Clean Water Act" - High Intermediate. 4 answer choices. 10 questions. 632 wordsPrint this exercise
"BB" - High Intermediate. 4 answer choices. 10 questions. 511 wordsPrint this exercise