Search 5th Grade Reading Literature Reading Comprehension Strategy Educational Resources

In this engaging reading comprehension worrksheet, learners read an original two-page story and answer a set of comprehension questions.

Students will read passages and compare the traits of two characters.

Text dependent questions are reading comprehension questions that can only be answered by referring to the text. Students have to read the text closely and use inferential thinking to determine the answer. Use this list of text dependent questions for you

Young readers will refer to a passage from The Secret Garden to answer a series of reading comprehension questions.

Practice analyzing poetry with one of Emily Dickinson’s most popular poems!

Paraphrasing is all about summing up a lengthy text, and it can be a great way to help your child hone reading comprehension skills.

In this fiction comprehension exercise, your students will use transition words to help them write about the problem and solution in three short stories.

Improve your child's reading comprehension, and introduce them to a classic children's story, with this worksheet on The Story of a Stuffed Elephant.

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

Use this graphic organizer to have students write words or draw pictures to complete the story map.

Your students will need to read between the lines as they make inferences about the various scenes included in this reading exercise.

Children work on reading fluency and comprehension with this excerpt from the Grimm Brothers' "The Golden Bird."

This discussion guide helps readers reflect on chapters 1–38 of The One and Only Ivan.

Students will practice using pronouns to help them understand point of view.

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

Learners will practice identifying the author's purpose in eight sample paragraphs, using text evidence to support their choice.

Read about the history of the Winchester Mystery House, and then answer some comprehension questions.

Your little reader is sure to enjoy this selection from the children's classic, "The Secret Garden." She'll build her vocabulary and reading skills.

Embark on an adventure through the woods with the Mole, in this excerpt from Kenneth Grahame's charming book, The Wind in the Willows.

Get in the spooky spirit of Halloween with our vocab-packed copy of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven."

Help students boost their critical thinking and reading comprehension skills with this making inferences graphic organizer.

Children work on reading fluency and comprehension with this excerpt from Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking-Glass.

Students will use the Somebody-Wanted-But-So-Then structure to summarize a short fiction text.

Beginning readers, enjoy this passage from Twain's classic "The Prince and the Pauper" and then complete some vocabulary and comprehension questions.