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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

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: Wizard of Oz

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

Reading Comprehension: Peter Pan

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

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.

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!

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.

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.

Tracking Character Traits

With this reading exercise, students will identify a character’s traits and provide evidence from the text.

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

The Butterfly's Ball

Students will strengthen their reading comprehension with this challenging text and the accompanying questions.

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