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Fifth Grade Reading Comprehension Worksheets & Printables

Along with thicker, more complex books, fifth graders are bombarded with new literary terms and concepts that could leave even the most advanced reader scratching her head. Our fifth grade reading comprehension worksheets keep the literary knowledge ball rolling with a series of captivating fiction passages and fun exercises that focus on such concepts as similes, point of view, story structure, and character development.

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Fiction Comprehension
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
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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
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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
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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
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Reading Between the Lines
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Reading Between the Lines
Students will make inferences about the various scenes included in this reading exercise.
5th Grade
Reading & Writing
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Making Inferences in a Fictional Text
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Making Inferences in a Fictional Text
This reading activity gives kids practice supporting inferences with evidence.
4th Grade
Reading & Writing
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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
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Identify the Author's Purpose
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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
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Panchatantra: "The Gold-Giving Snake"
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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.
5th Grade
Reading & Writing
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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
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What is Onomatopoeia?
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What is Onomatopoeia?
BOOM! This worksheet is full of all kinds of sound-based words, from creaks to squeaks.
5th Grade
Reading & Writing
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Panchatantra: "The Broken Pot"
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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.
5th Grade
Reading & Writing
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Panchatantra: "The Foolish Friend"
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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.
5th Grade
Reading & Writing
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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
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Read and Think Bookmarks
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Read and Think Bookmarks
These bookmarks will provide thinking frames for your students as they read, encouraging deeper thinking and strengthening comprehension.
4th Grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Close Reading Annotations
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Close Reading Annotations
Use this chocolate-themed exercise to introduce your students to close reading with annotations.
5th Grade
Reading & Writing
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Reading Response Log
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Reading Response Log
Children practice summarizing and reflecting more deeply about the books they read by answering four thought-provoking questions.
5th Grade
Reading & Writing
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Close Reading Checklist
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Close Reading Checklist
Help students practice close reading of fiction or nonfiction texts with this detailed checklist.
5th Grade
Reading & Writing
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All About Zombies
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Story Map
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Story Map
Use this graphic organizer to have students write words or draw pictures to complete the story map.
4th Grade
Reading & Writing
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The Butterfly's Ball
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The Butterfly's Ball
Students will strengthen their reading comprehension with this challenging text and the accompanying questions.
5th Grade
Reading & Writing
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Inferences & Evidence
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Inferences & Evidence
Students can use this graphic organizer to make inferences as they read fiction or nonfiction texts.
5th Grade
Reading & Writing
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