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Make printable making-connections worksheets in seconds. Students read short original fiction and nonfiction passages, then make text-to-self, text-to-text, and text-to-world connections supported by passage clues and text evidence — with multiple choice, write-your-own, identify-the-type, choose-the-evidence, complete-the-sentence, and explain-your-connection formats. Pick a passage set, difficulty, and format, or paste your own passages, then print or download a clean PDF with an answer key. Free, no sign-up, and everything stays in your browser.

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Making Connections Worksheet

Mixed review · Text-to-self connections

Name: ______________________ Date: ____________

Read each passage, then make a connection and support it with clues from the text.

1.
Tom searched his coat pockets and the bottom of his backpack, but he could only find one mitten. He remembered taking them off at the bus stop.
Which connection is best supported by the passage?
- A)This is like other nonfiction articles that explain how an animal helps plants.
- B)This connects to the world because every garden and houseplant needs water to survive.
- C)This reminds me of a time I lost something and had to remember where I last had it.
- D)This connects to the world because many schools and libraries pair older readers with younger ones.
2.
The moon seems to change shape during the month. Sometimes it looks like a thin curve, and other times it appears as a bright, full circle.
Which connection is best supported by the passage?
- A)This is like nonfiction articles that explain the steps for taking care of a plant.
- B)This reminds me of how nervous I felt on my own first day at a new place.
- C)This is like other nonfiction articles that explain how an animal helps plants.
- D)This reminds me of nights when I noticed the moon looked different than the week before.
3.
On collection day, a truck rolls down the street and lifts the blue bins. The bottles, cans, and paper inside are taken away to be used again.
Which connection is best supported by the passage?
- A)This is like other nonfiction articles that explain how an animal helps plants.
- B)This connects to the world because every community relies on workers who each do an important job.
- C)This reminds me of sorting recycling at home and putting the bin out on collection day.
- D)This connects to the world because learning a new skill usually takes practice before it feels easy.
4.
Diego had studied his vocabulary every night that week. When the quiz was handed out, he took a slow breath and read each question carefully before answering.
Which connection is best supported by the passage?
- A)This connects to the world because every community relies on workers who each do an important job.
- B)This reminds me of nights when I noticed the moon looked different than the week before.
- C)This is like other stories where a character helps a friend during a small problem.
- D)This reminds me of how I prepare and stay calm when I have something important coming up.
5.
On the first morning at her new school, Mei held her schedule tightly and looked for room twelve. A friendly classmate waved and offered to show her the way.
Which connection is best supported by the passage?
- A)This is like other animal stories where a young creature gets separated and finds its way back.
- B)This reminds me of nights when I noticed the moon looked different than the week before.
- C)This reminds me of how nervous I felt on my own first day at a new place.
- D)This is like other stories where a character helps a friend during a small problem.
6.
Rain tapped against the classroom windows while the students moved their desks aside and played a quiet game near the reading rug.
Which connection is best supported by the passage?
- A)This connects to the world because the seasons change like this everywhere people live.
- B)This reminds me of a time I lost something and had to remember where I last had it.
- C)This reminds me of times when indoor recess changes our class plan.
- D)This connects to the world because every community relies on workers who each do an important job.
7.
The small kitten followed Ana around the kitchen, rubbing against her legs and meowing softly until she set down a dish of food.
Which connection is best supported by the passage?
- A)This reminds me of taking care of a pet and feeding it when it is hungry.
- B)This reminds me of sorting recycling at home and putting the bin out on collection day.
- C)This connects to the world because real ants work together to gather food for their colony.
- D)This connects to the world because the seasons change like this everywhere people live.
8.
Tom searched his coat pockets and the bottom of his backpack, but he could only find one mitten. He remembered taking them off at the bus stop.
Which connection is best supported by the passage?
- A)This is like other animal stories where a young creature gets separated and finds its way back.
- B)This connects to the world because learning a new skill usually takes practice before it feels easy.
- C)This reminds me of a time I lost something and had to remember where I last had it.
- D)This reminds me of nights when I noticed the moon looked different than the week before.

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Answer key

1.C) This reminds me of a time I lost something and had to remember where I last had it. — Losing an item and retracing your steps is an everyday experience many readers have had.
2.D) This reminds me of nights when I noticed the moon looked different than the week before. — Readers can connect the passage to their own experience of looking up at the changing moon.
3.C) This reminds me of sorting recycling at home and putting the bin out on collection day. — Putting out recycling is a routine many readers share, making this a clear text-to-self connection.
4.D) This reminds me of how I prepare and stay calm when I have something important coming up. — Preparing for something important and calming nerves is an experience readers can connect to personally.
5.C) This reminds me of how nervous I felt on my own first day at a new place. — First-day nerves at a new school are a feeling many readers can connect to from their own lives.
6.C) This reminds me of times when indoor recess changes our class plan. — The passage describes a common school moment that readers can connect to their own rainy-day routines.
7.A) This reminds me of taking care of a pet and feeding it when it is hungry. — Caring for a hungry pet is an everyday experience that pet owners can connect to.
8.C) This reminds me of a time I lost something and had to remember where I last had it. — Losing an item and retracing your steps is an everyday experience many readers have had.

Answer Key · Making Connections Worksheet

Mixed review · Text-to-self connections

1.C) This reminds me of a time I lost something and had to remember where I last had it. — Losing an item and retracing your steps is an everyday experience many readers have had.
2.D) This reminds me of nights when I noticed the moon looked different than the week before. — Readers can connect the passage to their own experience of looking up at the changing moon.
3.C) This reminds me of sorting recycling at home and putting the bin out on collection day. — Putting out recycling is a routine many readers share, making this a clear text-to-self connection.
4.D) This reminds me of how I prepare and stay calm when I have something important coming up. — Preparing for something important and calming nerves is an experience readers can connect to personally.
5.C) This reminds me of how nervous I felt on my own first day at a new place. — First-day nerves at a new school are a feeling many readers can connect to from their own lives.
6.C) This reminds me of times when indoor recess changes our class plan. — The passage describes a common school moment that readers can connect to their own rainy-day routines.
7.A) This reminds me of taking care of a pet and feeding it when it is hungry. — Caring for a hungry pet is an everyday experience that pet owners can connect to.
8.C) This reminds me of a time I lost something and had to remember where I last had it. — Losing an item and retracing your steps is an everyday experience many readers have had.

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How to use the making connections worksheet generator

1Choose a practice focus, passage set, and difficulty, or paste your own passages.
2Pick a question format: multiple choice, write a connection, identify the type, choose the best evidence, complete the sentence, explain your connection, or mixed.
3Set how many questions, then toggle the name line, instructions, and answer key.
4Press Regenerate for a fresh set, then print or download a PDF with the answer key.

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When this is useful

Text-to-self, text, and world connections

Short passages give students focused practice connecting reading to their lives, other texts, and the world.

Support connections with evidence

Choose-the-evidence and explain formats train students to back a connection with words from the text.

Fiction and nonfiction reading

Story and informational passages let students connect in both narrative and fact-based reading.

Reading intervention

Brief, clear passages make connecting approachable for small groups and one-on-one support.

ELL and language support

Familiar, everyday topics help multilingual readers link new reading to what they already know.

Your own passages

Paste passages with a connection and evidence from a text you are reading so the practice matches your class.

In practice

Examples to try

A multiple-choice connections worksheet

Use the multiple choice format so students pick the connection best supported by the passage.

A text-to-self connections worksheet

Use the text-to-self focus so students connect the passage to their own experiences.

An identify-the-type worksheet

Use the identify-the-type format so students label connections as text-to-self, text, or world.

A choose-the-evidence worksheet

Use the choose-the-best-evidence format so students find the words that support a connection.

A complete-the-sentence worksheet

Use the complete-the-sentence format so students finish a stem like This reminds me of...

A worksheet from your own passages

Paste passages with a title, type, passage, connection type, connection, evidence, and explanation.

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Tips for better results

Start with text-to-self
Connecting reading to their own lives is the easiest entry point for new and younger readers.
Use beginner for new readers
The beginner difficulty uses short passages with clear, familiar details that are easy to connect to.
Ask: what makes you think that?
Pair a connection question with the choose-the-evidence format so students always cite the text.
Teach the three types together
Use the identify-the-type format so students learn to tell text-to-self, text-to-text, and text-to-world apart.
Print the answer key separately
The PDF puts the answer key on its own page, so you can keep it apart from the student copy.
Pair it with reading tools
Follow with an inferences worksheet or a making predictions worksheet for more reading-strategy practice.

Under the hood

How the making connections worksheet generator works

Built-in worksheets use original, classroom-safe fiction and nonfiction passages written for this tool. Each passage models one connection type — text-to-self, text-to-text, or text-to-world — and pairs a sample connection with a clue and an evidence phrase from the text plus a short explanation of why the connection fits, so the answer key is always grounded in the passage. Text-to-text connections describe familiar text patterns rather than naming any real book.

Multiple-choice connection questions use real connections from other passages as the wrong answers, and choose-the-evidence questions use real evidence phrases from other passages, so every distractor is plausible but clearly not the best fit for the passage shown, with exactly one correct choice and no duplicates. Identify-the-type questions ask students to label the connection, while write, complete-the-sentence, and explain questions give students space to answer in their own words, with a suggested answer in the key. Custom passages let you bring your own text; when you do not provide a connection, evidence, or explanation, the key uses a teacher-check sample instead of inventing one.

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Frequently asked questions

Is this making connections worksheet generator free?

Yes, completely free, with no account and no limit on how many worksheets you make. There's no watermark on the printed worksheet.

Can I print the worksheet?

Yes. Use the Print button to send the worksheet straight to your printer. Only the worksheet prints, with the passages and questions, and nothing else from the web page.

Can I download a PDF?

Yes. Download a clean PDF built right on your device, with the worksheet on the first pages and, when enabled, an answer key on its own page.

Can students practice text-to-self, text-to-text, and text-to-world connections?

Yes. You can focus on any one connection type or mix all three, and students can make, identify, and explain each kind of connection.

Can students support a connection with evidence?

Yes. The choose-the-best-evidence and explain formats ask students to point to the words from the passage that support their connection.

Can I use custom passages?

Yes. Switch to custom passages and paste your own with a Title, Type, Passage, Connection type, Connection, Evidence, and Explanation. Your passages stay in your browser.