Reading Comprehension: The Girl Who Owned a Bear

What would you do if the creatures in a mysterious book suddenly came to life in your living room? Jane Gladys finds out in one of L. Frank Baum’s American Fairy Tales. In this reading comprehension worksheet, students will read an excerpt adapted from L. Frank Baum’s short story “The Girl Who Owned a Bear” and answer comprehension questions about the text. This worksheet supports sixth-grade standards for reading literature, including identifying the author’s purpose, making inferences, analyzing characters, and making predictions and connections.