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Fifth Grade Reading Comprehension

Get fifth grade reading comprehension help with these worksheets, activities and lesson plans. From non-fiction texts about elephants to summaries of famous works of literature, kids will gain exposure to many different types of texts with these fifth grade reading comprehension resources. If you want to review some of the reading skills presented in earlier grades, check out our fourth grade reading comprehension resources.

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Fiction Comprehension
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The Secret Garden: Reading Comprehension
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The Secret Garden: Reading Comprehension
Explore "The Secret Garden" with this reading comprehension worksheet.
4th grade
Reading & writing
Worksheet
Reading Between the Lines
Worksheet
Reading Between the Lines
Students will make inferences about the various scenes included in this reading exercise.
5th grade
Reading & writing
Worksheet
All About Witches
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All About Witches
We've brewed up a powerful potion this Halloween to help hone reading and writing skills! Learn all about witches with a fun info sheet.
5th grade
Reading & writing
Worksheet
Making Inferences in a Fictional Text
Worksheet
Making Inferences in a Fictional Text
This reading activity gives kids practice supporting inferences with evidence.
4th grade
Reading & writing
Worksheet
Reading Comprehension: Peter Pan
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Reading Comprehension: Peter Pan
In this reading exercise, students answer literal and interpretive questions about a classic text.
5th grade
Reading & writing
Worksheet
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Don't lose your head over reading comprehension this Halloween...try it with Ichabod Crane and the story of Sleepy Hollow.
3rd grade
Reading & writing
Worksheet
Panchatantra: "The Fish that were too Clever"
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Panchatantra: "The Fish that were too Clever"
Help your kid learn about theme with a reading comprehension page that features a story from Panchatantra, a collection of classic animal fables from India.
5th grade
Reading & writing
Worksheet
Identify the Author's Purpose
Worksheet
Identify the Author's Purpose
Authors persuade, inform, and entertain through various types of writing! Students set out to identify the author’s purpose.
4th grade
Reading & writing
Worksheet
Write a Simple Summary
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Write a Simple Summary
Teach your students to write a simple summary using an easy-to-follow set of keywords.
4th grade
Reading & writing
Worksheet
All About Zombies
Worksheet
All About Zombies
Get into the spirit of Halloween with a spooky info page, all about zombies! Your child will learn the ways of the walking dead as he hones his reading skills.
5th grade
Reading & writing
Worksheet
Close Reading Checklist
Worksheet
Close Reading Checklist
Help students practice close reading of fiction or nonfiction texts with this detailed checklist.
5th grade
Reading & writing
Worksheet
Reading Comprehension: Wizard of Oz
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Reading Comprehension: Wizard of Oz
Dive into the world of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" with this reading comprehension page.
5th grade
Reading & writing
Worksheet
What is Onomatopoeia?
Worksheet
What is Onomatopoeia?
BOOM! This worksheet is full of all kinds of sound-based words, from creaks to squeaks.
5th grade
Reading & writing
Worksheet
Close Reading Annotations
Worksheet
Close Reading Annotations
Use this chocolate-themed exercise to introduce your students to close reading with annotations.
5th grade
Reading & writing
Worksheet
Main Idea and Supporting Evidence
Lesson plan
Main Idea and Supporting Evidence
Use this lesson to help your ELs identify the main idea and supporting evidence in a short fictional text. It can be a stand-alone lesson or used as support for the lesson Reading Closely.
4th grade
Reading & writing
Lesson plan
Fiction Summaries: Somebody-Wanted-But-So-Then
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Fiction Summaries: Somebody-Wanted-But-So-Then
Students will use the Somebody-Wanted-But-So-Then strategy of writing fiction summaries with these reading passages.
5th grade
Reading & writing
Worksheet
Inferences & Evidence
Worksheet
Inferences & Evidence
Students can use this graphic organizer to make inferences as they read fiction or nonfiction texts.
5th grade
Reading & writing
Worksheet
Scrambled Similes
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Scrambled Similes
This worksheet will help your child understand what similes are, and she'll even get to use her imagination to write some of her own!
5th grade
Reading & writing
Worksheet
Story Map
Worksheet
Story Map
Use this graphic organizer to have students write words or draw pictures to complete the story map.
4th grade
Reading & writing
Worksheet
Exploring Different Points of View
Lesson plan
Exploring Different Points of View
The activities in this lesson will engage students in thinking about how a person’s position, needs, and concerns affect their point of view on an issue. Students will apply this to characters in "The Memory String" by Eve Bunting.
5th grade
Reading & writing
Lesson plan
Read & Compare Character Traits
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Read & Compare Character Traits
Students will read passages and compare the traits of two characters.
5th grade
Reading & writing
Worksheet
Tracking Character Traits
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Tracking Character Traits
With this reading exercise, students will identify a character’s traits and provide evidence from the text.
5th grade
Reading & writing
Worksheet
Simple Summaries
Lesson plan
Simple Summaries
Keep it simple! Teach your students to write a summary using the Somebody-Wanted-But-So-Then frame for analyzing a story.
3rd grade
Reading & writing
Lesson plan
Reading Comprehension: Stuffed Elephant
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Reading Comprehension: Stuffed Elephant
Improve your child's reading comprehension, and introduce her to a classic children's story, with this worksheet on The Story of a Stuffed Elephant.
5th grade
Reading & writing
Worksheet
Practicing Point of View
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Practicing Point of View
Students will practice using pronouns to help them understand point of view.
5th grade
Reading & writing
Worksheet

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