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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

The Secret Garden: Reading Comprehension

Explore "The Secret Garden" with this reading comprehension worksheet.

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.

Reading Comprehension: Peter Pan

In this reading exercise, students answer literal and interpretive questions about a classic text.

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!

Reading Comprehension: Wizard of Oz

Dive into the world of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" with this reading comprehension page.

Reading Between the Lines

Students will make inferences about the various scenes included in this reading exercise.

Panchatantra: "The Foolish Friend"

What happens when you have a foolish friend? Introduce your stellar reader to the Panchatantra stories, animal fables with a moral lesson.

Identify the Author's Purpose

Authors persuade, inform, and entertain through various types of writing! Students set out to identify the author’s purpose.

Panchatantra: "The Gold-Giving Snake"

What if you met a snake who could make you rich? Enjoy one of the classic Panchatantra stories, animal fables from India that have a moral lesson.

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.

What is Onomatopoeia?

BOOM! This worksheet is full of all kinds of sound-based words, from creaks to squeaks.

Panchatantra: "The Broken Pot"

Help your young reader learn to identify themes with the Panchatantra story "The Broken Pot" a classic fable from India that has a moral lesson.

Get Ready for Fifth Grade

This workbook helps kids brush up on key skills and prepares them for the fifth grade curriculum. Worksheets focus on the core subjects of word study, math, reading and writing.

Read and Think Bookmarks

These bookmarks will provide thinking frames for your students as they read, encouraging deeper thinking and strengthening comprehension.

Making Inferences in a Fictional Text

This reading activity gives kids practice supporting inferences with evidence.

Close Reading Annotations

Use this chocolate-themed exercise to introduce your students to close reading with annotations.

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.

Write a Simple Summary

Teach your students to write a simple summary using an easy-to-follow set of keywords.

Reading Response Log

Children practice summarizing and reflecting more deeply about the books they read by answering four thought-provoking questions.

Close Reading Checklist

Help students practice close reading of fiction or nonfiction texts with this detailed checklist.

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.

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.

Simple Summaries

Keep it simple! Teach your students to write a summary using the Somebody-Wanted-But-So-Then frame for analyzing a story.

Determining the Theme of a Poem

Give your class a deeper understanding of theme with this art and poetry-focused lesson plan about theme. By the end of the lesson, students will understand what theme is and how to determine theme in a piece of writing, such as a poem.

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