5th Grade Common Core Reading Worksheets

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

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

Read up on the real-life Saint Nicholas, a man who did some good deeds way back in the day, and see what similarities he shares with Santa.

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

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

In this worksheet, students will read about Anne Frank, then complete a chart identifying cause and effect.

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!

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

In this thoughtful culture and writing activity, children will read about each of the tenets of Kwanzaa, then reflect on what these mean to them.

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

Let your young writer relax by practicing writing notes to friends, journal entries, and even a grocery list!

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

Support students’ inference skills with this targeted two-page reading worksheet. 

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

Learners practice using context clues to identify the meaning of new words in this language and vocabulary worksheet.

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

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

Children work on reading fluency and comprehension with this excerpt from the Grimm Brothers' "The Golden Bird."

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

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.

Learners will practice identifying the author's purpose in eight sample paragraphs, using text evidence to support their choice.

Kids learn about the Earth's solid and atmospheric layers, then label the diagram with the correct terms in this fifth grade Earth science worksheet.

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

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

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

Before reading Pam Muñoz Ryan’s novel Esperanza Rising, help students build background knowledge about the story's setting!

Do your students know the difference between Veterans Day, Memorial Day, and Labor Day? This reading comprehension worksheet will teach them about the similarities and differences of the holidays. First, they’ll read a passage that provides facts ab

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

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

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