5th Grade Reading Comprehension Worksheets
Related ELA Standard: RL.5.10
One of the best ways to improve your understanding of what you are reading is to approach the piece as if you were preparing a test for the class. Read each paragraph and write yourself a question on that paragraph. After you make your way through a good portion of the work, compile these questions into broader based quest sets. If you run into any words or phrases that you don’t understand, highlight them. These worksheets will help 5th grade students better understand how to approach literature for increased understanding.
5th Grade Reading Comprehension Worksheets:
A Ghost Story - The not so scary haunted house. Answer the questions below to show that you have understood the story.
Waking at Night - This one starts out very cryptic and makes more sense as you progress through the poem. Let's see what you make of this poem.
Abigail's Power - Superhero School is in session and Abigail puts her best foot forward. What does Abigail want in the beginning of this story, and why?
The World Inside Us - A very emotional poem. What kind of figurative language does the poet use to convey meaning?
The Jump - The sole survivor of a plane crash has a big choice to make. List all the reasons that Derek doesn't want to return to where he came from.
The Bird in the Woodstove - One late spring day, Terry was doing her homework on the living room sofa, when she heard a fluttering sound coming from the woodstove.
My Shadow - " I have a little shadow that goes in and out with me," Explain the literal meaning of the last stanza. Why is the speaker's shadow still "Fast asleep in bed"?
The Silverback - Ned and Molly squatted with their backs to the glass between the two gorilla enclosures, casually ignoring a gorilla.
Modern Life - A very cute poem especially is you are a Generation-Xer. What do the words in the poem have in common?
Carl Lewis - Carl Lewis is one of the greatest athletes the world has ever known. He set world records in both running and the long jump.
Why Bat Has No Friends - A long time ago, for reasons that have been lost to history, the birds and the animals did not get along, and they went to war.
Volatica - Once upon a time, a mouse and a bird were very good friends. What do you think the theme of this story is? What makes you think so?
Interpreting Poems - Discuss the following words and phrases the poet uses in the poem. Do they suggest a meaning behind the poem's literal meaning?
Mindy's Robot - Mindy loved math and science but she did not like English. Math and science were definite.
The Dog and the Bell - A man once had a dog that was the terror of the community. He would sneak up on people quietly and bite them, taking them quite by surprise.
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