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Fifth Grade Reading Comprehension Worksheets

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Children's stories and comprehension exercises at a grade 5 level; all worksheets are pdf documents.

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These levelled stories are taken from our series of leveled reading workbooks .  Each successive level provides increasing reading challenge.

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Over 20 free children's stories ; each 5th grade reading passage is followed by comprehension questions.

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Each kid's fable or historical passage is followed by four questions.  Questions focus on prediction, inference and character traits.

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5th Grade Reading Worksheets

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A questionnaire: what do you like to read?

In this language arts worksheet, children consider the various types of fiction, poetry, and nonfiction that exist and pick the types of reading they like best. Bonus: your child is encouraged to write a list of preferred types of reading using correct spelling and punctuation.

Comparing two stories

How are these stories similar? How are they different? In this set of reading comprehension worksheets, your child will get practice reading, understanding, and comparing two different texts.

Finding key points

In this reading worksheet, your child will read a short informational passage and then underline key points and answer questions about the language and content of the passage.

Following instructions

Can you do this experiment? In this worksheet, your child will read the instructions, put them in order by creating a flow chart, organize the elements of the experiment - and then do the experiment and write a report about it. Bonus: your child will do a little research to compare the experiment results with information from reference books or the internet.

Making metaphors

How many metaphors can you find in this poem? In this language arts worksheet, your child learns to spot metaphors, determine their meaning from context, write them as similes, and decide which metaphors are most effective and why. Bonus: your child gets practice writing poetry using metaphors.

Poems: comparing

In this reading worksheet, your child learns how to look at the language, meaning, structure, and mechanics in poetry by comparing two poems by the same author.

Putting sentences in order

Can you fix this paragraph? It's all out of order! In this language arts worksheet, your child will put the sentences into logical order and then rewrite the paragraph using compound and complex sentences.

Reading comprehension: dialects

Does this text sound funny? That's because it's written in a dialect, which is a variation on the English you usually speak. This language arts worksheet helps children learn the difference between a dialect and standard English and to recognize the style of an individual writer as they read, compare, and contrast two texts.

Reading comprehension: Hard Times

Here's an excerpt from Hard Times by Charles Dickens. In this reading worksheet, your child will read a description of Coketown and answer questions about Dickens' use of language.

Rewriting a dialogue (removing quotes)

Can you rewrite this dialogue without any quotation marks? In this writing worksheet, your child gets practice editing and rewriting text so that it's in the past tense and there aren't any quotation marks.

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Students really start coming into their own during the 5th grade. They are developing their personalities and identities. More importantly, they are developing their reading skills. This page ought to help with that. It has all of the worksheets that I've written at the 5th grade level. I used this great site to determine the readability scores of these worksheets, but you should read and approve each of them yourself for quality and appropriateness before giving them to your students. There are many different formulas that one can use to determine the readability score of a text, and the scores that they produce vary quite a bit. I'm using an average of five different scores for these texts. For a better selection of appropriate texts for your 5th grade students, I encourage you to allow texts written two grade levels above and below by clicking the button beneath this text.

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Reading | Nonfiction Reading Test - Yes, this is in fact a reading test about reading. You are reading that correctly. After students are done reading this, they can answer multiple-choice and extended-response questions on an assortment of reading skills. View my readibility scores . Reading | Nonfiction Reading Test | RTF Reading | Nonfiction Reading Test | PDF Reading | Nonfiction Reading Test | Preview Reading | Nonfiction Reading Test | Answers Reading | Nonfiction Reading Test | Ereading Worksheet

Carnivorous Plants | Nonfiction Reading Test - Plants are known for sitting still and providing oxygen. Yet, some plants are devious killers. Learn more about these cruel and beautiful specimens in this reading activity. Then answer Common Core aligned multiple-choice and long-response questions. View my readibility scores . Carnivorous Plants | Nonfiction Reading Test | RTF Carnivorous Plants | Nonfiction Reading Test | PDF Carnivorous Plants | Nonfiction Reading Test | Preview Carnivorous Plants | Nonfiction Reading Test | Answers Carnivorous Plants | Nonfiction Reading Test | Ereading Worksheet

Hyperinflation | Nonfiction Reading Test - Money is pretty important to most people, but what's it really worth? Learn about hyperinflation in Germany after World War I and answer multiple-choice and long-response questions about the passage. View my readibility scores . Hyperinflation | Nonfiction Reading Test | RTF Hyperinflation | Nonfiction Reading Test | PDF Hyperinflation | Nonfiction Reading Test | Preview Hyperinflation | Nonfiction Reading Test | Answers Hyperinflation | Nonfiction Reading Test | Ereading Worksheet

The Worst Game Ever? | Nonfiction Reading Test - E.T. for the Atari is widely considered one of the worst games ever. It was so bad that some people blame it for the video game crash in 1983. Learn about the story behind this unforgettable game, and answer multiple-choice and long-response questions. View my readibility scores . The Worst Game Ever? | Nonfiction Reading Test | RTF The Worst Game Ever? | Nonfiction Reading Test | PDF The Worst Game Ever? | Nonfiction Reading Test | Preview The Worst Game Ever? | Nonfiction Reading Test | Answers The Worst Game Ever? | Nonfiction Reading Test | Ereading Worksheet

Nutrition Facts Comprehension Activity - Students analyze the nutritional facts for four different products and answer multiple-choice questions about these items. This activity gives students practice working with functional texts. View my readibility scores . Nutrition Facts Comprehension Activity | RTF Nutrition Facts Comprehension Activity | PDF Nutrition Facts Comprehension Activity | Preview Nutrition Facts Comprehension Activity | Answers

“That Spot” | By Jack London - This is the funny story of two men who can't seem to get rid of a destructive sled dog. There are some great literary techniques in this story as well that may spur some constructive discussions. View my readibility scores . “That Spot” | By Jack London | RTF “That Spot” | By Jack London | PDF “That Spot” | By Jack London | Preview “That Spot” | By Jack London | Answers “That Spot” | By Jack London | Ereading Worksheet

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Author's Purpose Worksheet 4 - This double-sided worksheet should help students review author's purpose. It has ten problems and requires students to explain their answers. View my readibility scores . Author's Purpose Worksheet 4 | RTF Author's Purpose Worksheet 4 | PDF Author's Purpose Worksheet 4 | Preview Author's Purpose Worksheet 4 | Answers

Author's Purpose Worksheet 5 - This worksheet has ten problems. Students read short text descriptions and determine the author's main purpose. Then they explain their answers. View my readibility scores . Author's Purpose Worksheet 5 | RTF Author's Purpose Worksheet 5 | PDF Author's Purpose Worksheet 5 | Preview Author's Purpose Worksheet 5 | Answers

Author's Purpose Quiz 1 - Here is a fifteen question multiple choice quiz about author's purpose. Students read descriptions of text and decide whether each was written to inform, persuade, or entertain. View my readibility scores . Author's Purpose Quiz 1 | RTF Author's Purpose Quiz 1 | PDF Author's Purpose Quiz 1 | Preview Author's Purpose Quiz 1 | Answers

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Characterization Worksheet 1 - Students read a short passage about a character. Students identify a character trait based on the character's actions. Then they explain their answers. View my readibility scores . Characterization Worksheet 1 | RTF Characterization Worksheet 1 | PDF Characterization Worksheet 1 | Preview Characterization Worksheet 1 | Answers

Characterization Worksheet 4 - Students will gain practice with characterizations by identifying character traits in ten short problems. Students will also explain their answers. View my readibility scores . Characterization Worksheet 4 | RTF Characterization Worksheet 4 | PDF Characterization Worksheet 4 | Preview Characterization Worksheet 4 | Answers

Character Types Worksheet 1 - Students read a short story about a young girl being bullied. Then they analyze the characters and determine their types (dynamic, static, etc.) Students must also explain their answers. View my readibility scores . Character Types Worksheet 1 | RTF Character Types Worksheet 1 | PDF Character Types Worksheet 1 | Preview Character Types Worksheet 1 | Answers

Character Types Worksheet 2 - Students read a short story about a man who is haunted by his decisions. Then they analyze the characters and determine their types (dynamic, static, flat, etc.) Students must also explain their answers. View my readibility scores . Character Types Worksheet 2 | RTF Character Types Worksheet 2 | PDF Character Types Worksheet 2 | Preview Character Types Worksheet 2 | Answers

Context Clues 1.1 - This worksheet has twelve context-rich sentence to give students practice with determining word meanings by using cross-sentence clues. View my readibility scores . Context Clues 1.1 | RTF Context Clues 1.1 | PDF Context Clues 1.1 | Preview Context Clues 1.1 | Answers

Context Clues 1.2 - This worksheet has twelve more context-rich sentences to give your students practice determining the meanings of challenging vocabulary words. View my readibility scores . Context Clues 1.2 | RTF Context Clues 1.2 | PDF Context Clues 1.2 | Preview Context Clues 1.2 | Answers

Context Clues 1.7 - This worksheet will challenge students' vocabulary skills with twelve more context clues problems. Read the sentences, determine the meanings of the bolded words based on how they are used, then explain your answer. View my readibility scores . Context Clues 1.7 | RTF Context Clues 1.7 | PDF Context Clues 1.7 | Preview Context Clues 1.7 | Answers

Fact and Opinion Worksheet 2 - This worksheet has 25 problems. Students read each statement, determine whether it is fact or opinion, and explain their answers. View my readibility scores . Fact and Opinion Worksheet 2 | RTF Fact and Opinion Worksheet 2 | PDF Fact and Opinion Worksheet 2 | Preview Fact and Opinion Worksheet 2 | Answers Fact and Opinion Worksheet 2 | Ereading Worksheet

Fact and Opinion Worksheet 3 - This worksheet has 25 sports themed statements. Students determine whether each is fact or opinion and explain whether each could or could not be proven. View my readibility scores . Fact and Opinion Worksheet 3 | RTF Fact and Opinion Worksheet 3 | PDF Fact and Opinion Worksheet 3 | Preview Fact and Opinion Worksheet 3 | Answers Fact and Opinion Worksheet 3 | Ereading Worksheet

Figurative Language Poem | "Sketch" - Students read a short poem by Carl Sandburg and then answer questions about figurative language and poetic techniques. View my readibility scores . Figurative Language Poem | "Sketch" | RTF Figurative Language Poem | "Sketch" | PDF Figurative Language Poem | "Sketch" | Preview Figurative Language Poem | "Sketch" | Answers

Figurative Language Poem | "I Sing the Battle" - Students read Harry Kemp's poem about the consequences of war. Then they answer questions about figurative language and poetic techniques. View my readibility scores . Figurative Language Poem | "I Sing the Battle" | RTF Figurative Language Poem | "I Sing the Battle" | PDF Figurative Language Poem | "I Sing the Battle" | Preview Figurative Language Poem | "I Sing the Battle" | Answers

Figurative Language Poem | "The Black Land" - The hero of this poem is a noble farmer who toils to feed the world. There are some clever uses of metaphor, personification, and simile in this text. Students read the poem and answer questions about figurative language and poetic techniques. View my readibility scores . Figurative Language Poem | "The Black Land" | RTF Figurative Language Poem | "The Black Land" | PDF Figurative Language Poem | "The Black Land" | Preview Figurative Language Poem | "The Black Land" | Answers

Figurative Language Worksheet 1 - This worksheet contains ten examples of figurative language techniques. Students read each example, identify the technique, and explain their answers. View my readibility scores . Figurative Language Worksheet 1 | RTF Figurative Language Worksheet 1 | PDF Figurative Language Worksheet 1 | Preview Figurative Language Worksheet 1 | Answers Figurative Language Worksheet 1 | Ereading Worksheet

Figurative Language Worksheet 2 - This worksheet has another ten examples of figurative language techniques taken from classic poems. Students identify the technique being used and explain their answers. View my readibility scores . Figurative Language Worksheet 2 | RTF Figurative Language Worksheet 2 | PDF Figurative Language Worksheet 2 | Preview Figurative Language Worksheet 2 | Answers Figurative Language Worksheet 2 | Ereading Worksheet

Figurative Language Worksheet 4 - This worksheet has ten more examples of simile, metaphor, hyperbole, and personification taken from classic poetry. Students read each example, determine the technique, and explain their answers. This is a great way to practice figurative language skills for standardized tests. View my readibility scores . Figurative Language Worksheet 4 | RTF Figurative Language Worksheet 4 | PDF Figurative Language Worksheet 4 | Preview Figurative Language Worksheet 4 | Answers Figurative Language Worksheet 4 | Ereading Worksheet

Figurative Language Worksheet 5 - This worksheet has another 10 examples of figurative language techniques from classic poems. Students read each example, determine the technique, and explain their answers. This worksheet is great for a warm-up, homework, or practice activity. View my readibility scores . Figurative Language Worksheet 5 | RTF Figurative Language Worksheet 5 | PDF Figurative Language Worksheet 5 | Preview Figurative Language Worksheet 5 | Answers Figurative Language Worksheet 5 | Ereading Worksheet

Figurative Language Worksheet 8 - This four-sided worksheet has another 22 examples of figurative language techniques to give students the practice that they need. Students read each example, identify the figurative language technique, and explain their answers. View my readibility scores . Figurative Language Worksheet 8 | RTF Figurative Language Worksheet 8 | PDF Figurative Language Worksheet 8 | Preview Figurative Language Worksheet 8 | Answers Figurative Language Worksheet 8 | Ereading Worksheet

Figurative Language Quiz - This is a multiple-choice quiz with ten questions. Students read examples of figurative language taken from classic poems and attempt to determine each technique. View my readibility scores . Figurative Language Quiz | RTF Figurative Language Quiz | PDF Figurative Language Quiz | Preview Figurative Language Quiz | Answers

Figurative Language Quiz 2 - This quiz can help quickly determine where students are with their figurative language skills. There are 10 examples of figurative language taken from classic poetry and 10 multiple-choice questions asking students which technique is being used. This might also make for good practice or warm-up activity. View my readibility scores . Figurative Language Quiz 2 | RTF Figurative Language Quiz 2 | PDF Figurative Language Quiz 2 | Preview Figurative Language Quiz 2 | Answers

Idiom Worksheet 3 - This worksheet has fifteen idioms used in context-rich sentences. Students must determine the meaning of each idiom based on how it used. View my readibility scores . Idiom Worksheet 3 | RTF Idiom Worksheet 3 | PDF Idiom Worksheet 3 | Preview Idiom Worksheet 3 | Answers

Poetic Devices Worksheet 1 - This worksheet has ten poetry snippets that are rich with poetic devices: alliteration, consonance, onomatopoeia, repetition, rhyme, and rhythm. Students must identify which techniques are being used in each question and then explain their answers. View my readibility scores . Poetic Devices Worksheet 1 | RTF Poetic Devices Worksheet 1 | PDF Poetic Devices Worksheet 1 | Preview Poetic Devices Worksheet 1 | Answers

Personification Worksheet 3 - This worksheet has 10 original examples of personification. Students determine what is being personified in each example. Then they explain the human quality or characteristic that is being given to the object or idea. View my readibility scores . Personification Worksheet 3 | RTF Personification Worksheet 3 | PDF Personification Worksheet 3 | Preview Personification Worksheet 3 | Answers

Personification Worksheet 8 - This worksheet has 10 more poetic examples of personification. Students read the examples, determine what is being personified, and explain which human ability or trait is given. View my readibility scores . Personification Worksheet 8 | RTF Personification Worksheet 8 | PDF Personification Worksheet 8 | Preview Personification Worksheet 8 | Answers

Illustrating Genres - Students write the definitions of eight troubling genre terms. Then they draw a picture that represent each genre or subgenre. View my readibility scores . Illustrating Genres | RTF Illustrating Genres | PDF Illustrating Genres | Preview

Point of View Worksheet 11 - This worksheet has 9 interesting passages. Students read each passage, identify the narrator's viewpoint, and explain their answers. To help students master objective, limited, and omniscient modes, they also circle character's thoughts and feelings if it is a passage narrated from third-person perspective. View my readibility scores . Point of View Worksheet 11 | RTF Point of View Worksheet 11 | PDF Point of View Worksheet 11 | Preview Point of View Worksheet 11 | Answers Point of View Worksheet 11 | Ereading Worksheet

Inferences Worksheet 3 - This worksheet has four short scenarios and ten inferential questions. Students read the scenarios, answer the questions, and use text to support their answers. This worksheet has it all. View my readibility scores . Inferences Worksheet 3 | RTF Inferences Worksheet 3 | PDF Inferences Worksheet 3 | Preview Inferences Worksheet 3 | Answers

Inferences Worksheet 6 - Students are always in need of some practice making inferences. This worksheet has another four scenarios and ten questions to give them the practice that they need. View my readibility scores . Inferences Worksheet 6 | RTF Inferences Worksheet 6 | PDF Inferences Worksheet 6 | Preview Inferences Worksheet 6 | Answers

Inferences Worksheet 7 - The fun times with inferences keep coming! Here are four more reading passages and ten more inferential questions to keep your students' gears turning. View my readibility scores . Inferences Worksheet 7 | RTF Inferences Worksheet 7 | PDF Inferences Worksheet 7 | Preview Inferences Worksheet 7 | Answers

Inference Worksheet 9 - This inference worksheet goes above and beyond the others, in that it has eleven questions. That's right. I'm really pushing the limits of the double-sided worksheet. View my readibility scores . Inference Worksheet 9 | RTF Inference Worksheet 9 | PDF Inference Worksheet 9 | Preview Inference Worksheet 9 | Answers

Inferences Worksheet 10 - If you ask me, students can never get enough practice making inferences. Don't ask them. Just hand them another double-sided inference worksheet with four reading passages and ten questions. Then require them to support their answers with text. They'll thank you later. View my readibility scores . Inferences Worksheet 10 | RTF Inferences Worksheet 10 | PDF Inferences Worksheet 10 | Preview Inferences Worksheet 10 | Answers

Infer the Setting Worksheet 1 - Not only does this worksheet give students practice working with settings, it also gives them practice using basic inferential skills. Students read five short scenarios and determine the setting of each based on clues. Then they support their answers with text. View my readibility scores . Infer the Setting Worksheet 1 | RTF Infer the Setting Worksheet 1 | PDF Infer the Setting Worksheet 1 | Preview Infer the Setting Worksheet 1 | Answers

Making Predictions 2 - This worksheet has five short scenarios, each of which cuts off abruptly. Students predict what will happen next based on text evidence, and then they explain their answers by referring to the text. View my readibility scores . Making Predictions 2 | RTF Making Predictions 2 | PDF Making Predictions 2 | Preview Making Predictions 2 | Answers

Making Predictions 3 - This worksheet has five more short stories that end right before something happens. Students use the text to make predictions as to what will happen, then they explain how the text supports their answers. View my readibility scores . Making Predictions 3 | RTF Making Predictions 3 | PDF Making Predictions 3 | Preview Making Predictions 3 | Answers

Point of View Worksheet 3 - This two-page, double-sided worksheet has 15 more paragraphs from stories. Students determine the narrator's perspective and explain their answers. View my readibility scores . Point of View Worksheet 3 | RTF Point of View Worksheet 3 | PDF Point of View Worksheet 3 | Preview Point of View Worksheet 3 | Answers Point of View Worksheet 3 | Ereading Worksheet

Point of View Worksheet 6 - This two-page, double-sided worksheet has 15 problems to help students master narrative perspective. Students read the paragraphs and determine the whether the narrator is telling the story from first, second, or third-person perspective. Then they explain their answers. View my readibility scores . Point of View Worksheet 6 | RTF Point of View Worksheet 6 | PDF Point of View Worksheet 6 | Preview Point of View Worksheet 6 | Answers

Point of View Worksheet 13 - This worksheet is a great way to give students some rapid-fire practice with identifying the narrator's perspective. Students read the passages, identify the narrator's viewpoint, and explain their answers. View my readibility scores . Point of View Worksheet 13 | RTF Point of View Worksheet 13 | PDF Point of View Worksheet 13 | Preview Point of View Worksheet 13 | Answers Point of View Worksheet 13 | Ereading Worksheet

Point of View Worksheet 14 - This point of view worksheet features two double-sided pages for a total of 19 problems. Not only will it help students to identify the narrator's viewpoint in a variety of passages, it will keep them busy for a good amount of time. That sounds like a win-win situation to me. View my readibility scores . Point of View Worksheet 14 | RTF Point of View Worksheet 14 | PDF Point of View Worksheet 14 | Preview Point of View Worksheet 14 | Answers Point of View Worksheet 14 | Ereading Worksheet

Point of View Worksheet 15 - Wow! Here's another point of view worksheet with two double-sided pages and a total of 19 questions. There are some pretty funny passages on here. I hope that students have some fun while they are mastering narrative perspective. I know that I had fun writing these passages. View my readibility scores . Point of View Worksheet 15 | RTF Point of View Worksheet 15 | PDF Point of View Worksheet 15 | Preview Point of View Worksheet 15 | Answers Point of View Worksheet 15 | Ereading Worksheet

Point of View Worksheet 16 - Why stop when you've got a good thing going? Here's another four-page, nineteen question point of view worksheet. Students read the passages, identify the narrator's perspective, circle characters' thoughts if the passage is narrated from third-person perspective, and explain their answers. What fun! View my readibility scores . Point of View Worksheet 16 | RTF Point of View Worksheet 16 | PDF Point of View Worksheet 16 | Preview Point of View Worksheet 16 | Answers Point of View Worksheet 16 | Ereading Worksheet

Point of View Worksheet 17 - Do you students still need help with identifying the narrator's perspective? Featuring four pages of problems, this viewpoint worksheet will give students the practice that they need. Students read passages, determine the narrator's point of view, and explain their answers. What a great way to target this reading skill. View my readibility scores . Point of View Worksheet 17 | RTF Point of View Worksheet 17 | PDF Point of View Worksheet 17 | Preview Point of View Worksheet 17 | Answers Point of View Worksheet 17 | Ereading Worksheet

Point of View Worksheet 18 - If your students haven't mastered viewpoint yet, perhaps this 4-page, 19 problem worksheet will get them to where they need to be. This one is sure to busy them while they practice a basic reading skill. View my readibility scores . Point of View Worksheet 18 | RTF Point of View Worksheet 18 | PDF Point of View Worksheet 18 | Preview Point of View Worksheet 18 | Answers Point of View Worksheet 18 | Ereading Worksheet

Point of View Worksheet 19 - Here's another 4-page, 19 problem point of view worksheet for your little angels. Is it possible to give a group of students too much point of view practice? Let's find out. View my readibility scores . Point of View Worksheet 19 | RTF Point of View Worksheet 19 | PDF Point of View Worksheet 19 | Preview Point of View Worksheet 19 | Answers Point of View Worksheet 19 | Ereading Worksheet

Story Structure Quiz | "Time Warriors" - Students read a short story about an older brother who learns the hard way that he has to keep an eye out for his younger brother. Then students answer multiple-choice questions about the structure of the story. View my readibility scores . Story Structure Quiz | "Time Warriors" | RTF Story Structure Quiz | "Time Warriors" | PDF Story Structure Quiz | "Time Warriors" | Preview Story Structure Quiz | "Time Warriors" | Answers

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Types of Conflict Worksheet 2 - This worksheet has ten story descriptions, like the kind you might read on the back of a book. Students must identify the protagonist, antagonist, and type of conflict from each description. View my readibility scores . Types of Conflict Worksheet 2 | RTF Types of Conflict Worksheet 2 | PDF Types of Conflict Worksheet 2 | Preview Types of Conflict Worksheet 2 | Answers

Types of Conflict Worksheet 3 - This worksheet has ten story summaries. Students read each summary and attempt to determine the protagonist, antagonist, and type of conflict. View my readibility scores . Types of Conflict Worksheet 3 | RTF Types of Conflict Worksheet 3 | PDF Types of Conflict Worksheet 3 | Preview Types of Conflict Worksheet 3 | Answers

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Scholastic Teachables (formerly Scholastic Printables) has more than 1,500 fifth grade reading comprehension worksheets that span a variety of topics and themes targeted for 5th grade skills. Reading comprehension worksheets feature reading response and close reading activities, text and question sets, graphic organizers, writing prompts, and more that build a variety of skills and strategies for understanding fiction and nonfiction texts.

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5th Grade CCSS: Reading: Literature

For fifth graders, this Common Core area helps students gain mastery of the deeper tasks involved in reading a fictional text. No matter what they are reading, the standards require students to increase the complexity in the texts they read and deepen their understanding of the connections within and between texts. Among the complete standards for this grade, fifth graders will be asked to: explain a text explicitly and accurately, using quotes, understand the theme of a piece of literature, be able to compare and contrast two or more part of a literary text such as characters, setting, or events, understand the use of similes, metaphors and other figurative language in a literary text, describe how narrator’s or character’s point of view is conveyed through the text, analyze the role of multimedia elements like graphics, illustrations or web based media contributes to a literary work, compare works in the same genre, read text appropriate to grade level while increasing in the level of text complexity throughout the year.

Cielito Lindo Pretty Darling Reading Activity

The famous Mexican folk song, Celito Lindo, became popular in the late 19th century. It is now considered the official anthem of Mexico, and it has been recorded by many popular artists. In this printable Hispanic Heritage activity, students will read through an English translation of the words and answer comprehension questions about the passage.

Classic Literature: The Road to Oz: The Deadly Desert

Students read this passage from L. Fank Baum’s The Road to Oz and work on accompanying reading worksheets. A great set to help with comprehension, vocabulary and more.

Classic Literature: Through the Looking-Glass

Help your students improve their reading skills with this activity set about the Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll.

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Jack and Jill: A Village Story — Sledding

This activity provides a great opportunity to practice reading comprehension skills. The worksheet asks students to read a passage in Louisa May Alcott’s, Jack and Jill and answer related questions.

Little Women: Helping Father

Students read a passage in Louisa May Alcott’s celebrated book, Little Women. After reading the passage, students answer related comprehension questions.

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“The Christmas Fairy” gives students a story to read and questions to answer. A great comprehension activity for the holiday season!

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Casey at the Bat Reading Comprehension Set

Fun word search, idiom, and order of events are just a few of the worksheets students will do with this poem! “Casey at the Bat” is sure to be a favorite among students.

Change the Point of View: First Person and Third Person

Students will read a passage written from the first person perspective, and rewrite it to third person.

Change the Point of View: Third Person to First Person

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Students will read a description of the colorful character, Huckleberry Finn, in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain. They will then answer questions based on the description.

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Classic Literature: Black Beauty

Black Beauty is the story of a black horse in England in the 1800s. Written in 1877 by Anna Sewell, it tells the story from the horse’s viewpoint. Students read a passage from chapter 12 and then complete a series of worksheet activities.

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38 Reading Comprehension Activities For 5th Graders: Resources, Ideas, And Examples

February 20, 2024 //  by  Nicole Muir

There are many ways to strengthen your students’ literacy skills. Reading comprehension is a vital skill that applies to many components of being a reader and literate person.

Reading comprehension will allow your students to understand the information they are reading, which goes beyond reading the passages fluently.

Understanding the information in the text passages they are reading will allow them to answer questions about the text more accurately.

They will also be able to use evidence from the text to support opinions and summarize the information, among other skills.

Check out these 38 reading activities below that help support your 5th grade students as they strengthen their reading comprehension skills.

1. Bloom Balls

This 3D activity will really make learning come to life as your students learn about reading comprehension. This activity can be used in a variety of different ways. You could write about the main character or your classes’ opinions, as just a few examples. You can even include a creative writing prompt or comprehension questions that relate to the text.

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2. Compare the Characters

This compare-the-characters resource is perfect for discussing a protagonist and antagonist. Having a discussion about what it means to compare and contrast two different things and how to find similarities will have to take place beforehand using this writing worksheet.

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3. Volcano Graphic Organizer

This volcano is a fun graphic, that students can relate to, that can be customized. Sequencing the story, discussing character traits, or looking at your impressions, like the graphic above, can help students comprehend the information they are reading. This is especially fun to work through with fiction stories that are written at a fifth-grade reading level.

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4. Wanted Poster

This activity is especially fun because it takes a different approach to most literary activities. Most literary activities focus heavily on the protagonist or hero of the story whereas this assignment allows students to write a blurb about the antagonist or villain after reading the 5th grade reading passage or a different level entirely depending on their level of reading.

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5. Make a Timeline

Your students can make a timeline using their fictional or nonfictional pieces of text. Depending on their reading level, they can use pictures or words. This assignment deals heavily with the skill of sequencing the story by putting the events in the correct order. They can present their work after they are finished to work on their oral reading as a reading exercise.

6. Anticipation Guide

This printable reading activity is very helpful when students are working on their prediction and inferring skills. Using pictures to make conclusions about the texts they are reading is an important part of reading comprehension. It is a reading comprehension worksheet that can be done as a whole class or in small groups.

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7. Lego Read and Build

Your students will enjoy retelling fiction texts and nonfiction texts using these fun lego pieces. A lot of students are already familiar with how to use these lego pieces, so they will already have some background knowledge going into this activity. This is a new way to integrate learning and creativity inside an exciting reading challenge!

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8. Signal Words and Story Mats

This activity will help your students think about and reflect on the most important information in the story. Having them sort the who, what, where, and when of a story will help your students understand what they are reading that much more and reinforce their knowledge. This activity is a variation of the traditional story map idea. This can be done with fiction and nonfiction stories.

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9. Story Train

Writing out story elements in their own compartments when describing a story they read or wrote themselves can help students comprehend these facets more deeply. Your students can get as creative as they like when designing their train, which will appeal to students who are hesitant.

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10. After Story Spinner

This after story spinner gives the instructor many examples of sentence stems to generate conversation and discussion among the students. This activity can be done with the students working in pairs, individually as a written assignment, or as a whole class. These are important questions for students to answer.

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11. Interactive Notebooks

Use this activity throughout your student’s interactive notebooks to introduce the different genres to your students. In the fifth grade, it’s important to know and understand different literary genres. Pair this with some interactive resources or a writing worksheet.

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12. Book Cafe

Bringing the atmosphere of a cafe into your reading classroom might just be the perfect integration into enhancing your students reading. Students will love filling in their laminated placemats with information from each book. Plot twist, those placemats even act as Graphic Organizers providing your students with fun and exciting comprehension practice.

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13. Begin Reading Minilessons

Begin your reading units with these mini-lessons! These can be really tailored to any unit, book, comprehension passage , or story you’re reading with your fifth graders. Help to establish strong prereading foundations.

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14. Writing Understanding  for Strong Reading Comprehension

Boosting your kiddo’s writing will inevitably help them to become stronger in the realm of reading comprehension. Adding a scaffold like this anchor chart into your classroom will be the perfect way to help your students grasp a better understanding of what they’re writing. Break down a 5th-grade reading passage and have students find each sticky note.

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15. Before, During, After

These before, during, and after bookmarks will help give students a guide throughout their entire reading process. Students can read and use these bookmarks at their own pace and integrate it into whichever story or novel they are reading. Provide students with the skills they need to fully enforce active reading.

16. Build Some Reading Stamina

This is a super fun activity that students will love to complete. Understanding the stamina of themselves and others in the classroom will be very helpful to the enhancement of their knowledge.

17. Character Trait Comics

Fifth-graders  love  comics. In my experience, teaching fifth-grade in the US and in various countries, every 10-12-year-old loves these books! They’re fun, they’re interactive, and most of all, they’re creative. Your kiddos will love these character trait comic strips.

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19. Reading Binders

Skip the reading notebooks this year, and have students create their own reading binders. Take it to a new level. Students will love the idea of having their own binders and being treated as more mature. You and teachers in the future will love the organization skills they’ve developed over time.

20. Literature Circles

Being comfortable will surely enhance students’ love for reading time. Being able to go places that aren’t normally allowed makes the reading experience that much more desirable. Literature circles also help to enhance students’ oral reading.

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21. Blurb Work

Independent reading is a qualification in the fifth grade. Independent reading helps not only build student comprehension but also a comprehensive vocabulary. Blurb work will help students to choose and understand books just by reading “blurbs”.

22. Sticky Notes and W Questions

I honestly have met very few fifth graders who aren’t excited about sticky notes. Most of my kiddos almost reach a new level of excitement when it comes to sticky notes. This is a great idea for answering different  W  questions after reading.

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23. Reading Workshop Checklist

If you’re a teacher, you have a pretty good understanding of the importance of smoothly running reading workshops. If they’re not smooth, they’re chaos. Giving students strong direction will give them the space and confidence to work independently.

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24. Book Tournament

Finding different ways to persuade your kiddos to read is always challenging. If you’ve got basketball lovers in your fifth grade this year, I strongly recommend this book tournament to get them motivated and reading both at home and in the classroom!

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25. Dreamy Conclusions

Making conclusions gets more and more difficult as students progress in age. Dreamy conclusions is a game that students will love to play, but will also purposefully benefit from.

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26. Sight Word Challenge

5th grade sight words help students to have a wider range of vocabulary retention. This, in turn, will help your students to develop both stronger comprehension and overall improved fluency.

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27. Reading Comprehension Jenga

Jenga can be used for various activities. It’s never a bad idea to get a wooden Jenga set to integrate into your classroom. It can be tailored to really any subject you’re teaching.

Pro tip: Write different comprehension questions on pieces of paper and tape them on so that they can be removed and the blocks can be used elsewhere.

28. Frog Songs

Use this video in your classroom to have students listen or read about the different sounds frogs make. There are comprehension questions at the end of this video, which can be used to assess student comprehension understanding or as practice in small reading groups.

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29. Read Aloud Books

Read-alouds are important for really any grade. There’s no doubt kids love hearing adults read to them. In the case that you don’t have the time or need some time to yourself throughout the day (no hard feelings, we’ve all been there). Playing a read-aloud on the projector or smart board is still giving your kiddos what they need to become better readers! There are a ton of fifth-grade reading-level book options available!

Learn More: 26 Suggested 5th Grade Read Aloud Books

30. 5th Grade Spelling Bee

My kiddos absolutely  love when we have a spelling bee in the classroom. This can be used at any time that your kids need a little break from the intensity that can be fifth grade. Although this isn’t directly a reading activity, becoming better spellers, leads to higher fluency, which in turn, reflects better comprehension.

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31. Disney Characters Brain Break

By reading into the context clues provided in the pictures, students will develop deeper thinking skills. This is a really special skill for students to have and this video makes it fun and active! It’s secretly an exciting reading challenge for your students.

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32. Island of the Blue Dolphin

Island of the Blue Dolphin is hands down a fifth-grade favorite! Filled with so many different aspects of reading comprehension, this book is essential to bring into the classroom. Use this video as a read-aloud for students whose fluency isn’t quite as strong as you need to be to reach a high level of comprehension.

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33. Riddles

Developing metalinguistic awareness is extremely helpful for increasing reading comprehension skills. One way to do that is through riddles. Riddles help students to distance themselves from what they’re seeing or reading and make sense of it.

Think outside the box, if you will.

Learn More: 100 Riddles To Keep Your Students Engaged and Entertained!

34. Understanding Figurative Language

Having a basic understanding of Figurative Language is vital in the fifth grade. Set your kiddos up for success with this Figurative Language activity. This can be played in a variety of different ways and will work great for students in small groups.

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35. Create Your Own Activity

Wordwall.net has so many opportunities for teachers to create their own super fun activities. These activities can literally be tailored to any subject or topic that you’ve been teaching in the classroom. Simple make a free account and get to creating!

36. Listening Comprehension

Work on your students’ listening comprehension with this video. Your students will love how simple these questions are, but will also develop a better understanding of what they hear and how to talk about it.

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37. Create a Comprehension Video Lesson

Edpuzzle is a super tool you can use to create your very own video lessons. Video lessons are something a bit different for your kiddos and can really engage them with the learning!  You can use Edpuzzle to create a video, include any of your own original or sourced online material, and add questions or prompts. This tutorial shows you everything you’ll need to know!

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38. Evan-Moor Daily Reading Comprehension

These daily reading review comprehension pages are so helpful for kids in all grades. In some cases, schools will use them throughout the grade and kids will be familiar with the setup. Integrating these short readings into your fifth-grade classroom will be very beneficial to all of your students.

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Final Thoughts

Literacy is one of the core focuses of many schools whether you are focusing on reading, writing, or comprehension. These activities are fun and interesting for students to participate in and they can be tailored to suit the needs of your students.

Using games, assignments, and hands-on materials can allow your students to make connections that go beyond the surface level of understanding that they would achieve if they were only doing worksheets. These reading comprehension activities incorporate comprehension questions for your students to answer using different mediums. Question banks are available in some of these ideas as well to support students and give them prompts.

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