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Fifth Grade Reading Comprehension Worksheets & Printables

These fifth grade reading comprehension worksheets will help your child rise to the challenge presented by longer, more complex texts they’re sure to encounter this year and beyond. With a wide variety of engaging passages and thought-provoking activities, young readers will take their literary analysis skills to new heights as they dive deeper into text meanings, story mapping, character development, and more.

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The Secret Garden: Reading Comprehension

The Secret Garden: Reading Comprehension

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

4th grade

Reading & writing

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Reading Between the Lines

Reading Between the Lines

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

5th grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

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

Worksheet

Reading Comprehension: Peter Pan

Reading Comprehension: Peter Pan

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

5th grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

All About Witches

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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Making Inferences in a Fictional Text

Making Inferences in a Fictional Text

This reading activity gives kids practice supporting inferences with evidence.

4th grade

Reading & writing

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Identify the Author's Purpose

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 Fish that were too Clever"

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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Write a Simple Summary

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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Scrambled Similes

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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All About Zombies

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

Worksheet

Reading Comprehension: Wizard of Oz

Reading Comprehension: Wizard of Oz

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

5th grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Close Reading Checklist

Close Reading Checklist

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

5th grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

What is Onomatopoeia?

What is Onomatopoeia?

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

5th grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Close Reading Annotations

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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Fiction Summaries: Somebody-Wanted-But-So-Then

Fiction Summaries: Somebody-Wanted-But-So-Then

Students will use the Somebody-Wanted-But-So-Then strategy of writing fiction summaries with these reading passages.

5th grade

Reading & writing

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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

Worksheet

Inferences & Evidence

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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Read & Compare Character Traits

Read & Compare Character Traits

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

5th grade

Reading & writing

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Tracking Character Traits

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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Reading Comprehension: Stuffed Elephant

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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Practicing Point of View

Practicing Point of View

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

5th grade

Reading & writing

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Pronouns & Point of View

Pronouns & Point of View

Students will practice using pronouns to support their understanding of point of view.

5th grade

Reading & writing

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Can You Spot the Main Idea?

Can You Spot the Main Idea?

Help students learn how to identify the main idea and supporting details in a text.

5th grade

Reading & writing

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Hot Cross Buns: Read to Remember

Hot Cross Buns: Read to Remember

After reading a short story, your students will practice writing a simple summary.

4th grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

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