5th Grade Comprehension Questions Resources

Students will learn fun facts about animals while making inferences about nonfiction text.

Hone key reading comprehension strategies with this engaging five-page worksheet!

In this worksheet, children discover what plastic is, how it is manufactured, as well as its history and about attempts to reduce plastic waste.

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

Celebrate Black History Month by learning about soul music and the history of African-Americans in pop music, all in this Hip-Hop Music worksheet!

What’s all the buzz about beekeeping? Give students this four-page nonfiction reading comprehension worksheet to find out!

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

Develop reading comprehension with this video game passage. Ask your students to read the excerpt, then answer questions about the main ideas and details.

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

Martin Luther King, Jr. is honored as one of the most important leaders in the civil rights movement. Give your fourth and fifth graders a chance to deepen their understanding of his life and legacy through this reader’s theater activity.

Learn all about The Mayflower, the famous ship the Pilgrims made their great journey in.

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

Children are introduced to two beautiful examples of the power of words in this “I Have a Dream" Speech and "My Country ‘Tis of Thee" Song worksheet.

This graphic organizer template provides a helpful framework for young scholars as they begin to read to learn.

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

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

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

Learners will practice distinguishing fact from opinion in this literacy worksheet.

The history of Valentine's Day is full of theories about how the holiday began. Read about the history of Valentine's Day with this exercise and activity.

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.

Help students appreciate the information they can get from text features!

This reading activity gives kids practice supporting inferences with evidence.

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

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

Introduce students to the concept of using direct quotes as evidence to support statements.

Engage your students with discussion questions as they read the third part of Katherine Applegate’s The One and Only Ivan.

Engage your students with discussion questions as they read the last part of Katherine Applegate’s The One and Only Ivan.