Search Printable 5th Grade Reading Comprehension Strategy Worksheets

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.

Use the game Two Truths and One Lie to help your students research facts about Martin Luther King, Jr. Learners will decide which two statements are true and which is a lie.

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.

Martin Luther King Jr. is honored as one of the key leaders in the civil rights movement. Students will read his biography and find text evidence to support or refute some statements before completing a short writing activity.

Shake up your science studies with this worksheet about earthquakes.

Students will identify the main idea and supporting details in a short nonfiction text.

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

This reading activity gives kids practice supporting inferences with evidence.

Why do zombies love brains? Find out with this collection of fun facts and a colorful diagram of the brain.

Students can use this graphic organizer to make inferences as they read fiction or nonfiction texts.

Celebrate Black History Month by learning about the birth of jazz music, and the history of African-Americans in pop music.

Use this resource to read a nonfiction passage about sharks and write a summary.

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

Comparing and contrasting nonfiction stories is an important skill for fourth and fifth graders. This worksheet gives kids plenty of chance to practice.

In this worksheet, children read the story of Parks' act of passive resistance, then follow a series of thoughtful prompts to reflect on why the boycott was successful, as well as why it inspired the support of so many people around the United States.

Your young learner will discover the basics of local government with this worksheet all about municipalities.

Students will use transition words to support understanding of comparing and contrasting.

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

Teachers can use this general organizer template for main idea and details, pre-writing, word analysis, brain dumps, concept mapping, background knowledge collection, and more.

Is your child baffled by the scientific method? Dr. McSquare is here to help! Learn the steps by helping the doctor organize his lab reports.

This graphic organizer helps students work through a nonfiction text to help organize information about the author’s point, and the reasons and evidence used to support it.

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

Children learn about Madam C.J. Walker, the first woman to become a self-made millionaire in the United States, in this Finding the Main Idea worksheet.

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