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Fifth Grade Reading Comprehension Worksheets

Grade 5 stories and exercises.

Children's stories and comprehension exercises at a grade 5 level; all worksheets are pdf documents.

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These levelled stories are taken from our series of leveled reading workbooks .  Each successive level provides increasing reading challenge.

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Over 20 free children's stories ; each 5th grade reading passage is followed by comprehension questions.

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Each kid's fable or historical passage is followed by four questions.  Questions focus on prediction, inference and character traits.

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Free 5th Grade Reading Comprehension Worksheets

Download these 5th-grade reading comprehension worksheets and use them in class today! The below worksheets are designed for readers at a grade 5 level and cover a variety of topics that 5th-grade students will find interesting. As always, these worksheets are FREE to use in your lessons.

Worksheet 1: A Brief History Of Baseball

This first worksheet is about the history of baseball. The passage discusses what baseball is and the history of the game. To complete the worksheet, students are asked to read the passage and answer five reading comprehension questions on the next page.

Worksheet 2: The Inventions Of Thomas Edison

Worksheet 3: sarah’s daily routine.

Next is a reading comprehension worksheet about daily routine. The passage discusses a student’s daily routine at school and then asks students to answer five comprehension questions about the passage.

Worksheet 4: Dogs: Our Fury Friends

Worksheet 5: food and your health.

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This page contains our collection of 5th grade articles, poems, and stories. Each passage includes reading comprehension questions for students to answer.

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5th Grade Reading Comprehension Passages

Reading passages, questions & answers - fifth grade.

Below you’ll find 5th grade reading comprehension passages along with questions and answers and vocabulary activities. These printable 5th grade practice activities are helpful for struggling readers or students who just need extra comprehension practice!

Hurricanes, Typhoons, and Cyclones: A World of Difference

Have you ever been watching when a tv weatherperson points to a large, white spiral of storm clouds spinning over the Earth on their video screen? If so, then you’ve gotten a small look at what the most powerful storm in the world looks like: a tropical cyclone. Tropical cyclones start as…

A Pirate’s Life for Me

Most babies’ first words are something like “Dada” or “Mama” or “ball.”  Mine was “Ahoy!” But that was considered normal when you’re born and raised on a pirate ship. My father was the first mate on the fearsome sailing ship known as the Salty Dog. He was the trusted friend…

Primary Source: Comanche, the Army Horse and Hero

On June 25, 1876, the U.S. Army 7th Calvary under the command of Lt. Colonel George Armstrong Custer engaged in battle with Native Americans, including the Lakota, the Dakota, and the Arapaho tribes.  The army troops were vastly outnumbered. All the soldiers with Custer when the battle began, totaling five…

Friendship in a Bottle

Ari was a lonely lad who lived on a large island called Iceland. His village was a fishing hamlet along the green, rugged coastline, and Ari often wondered what lay beyond the horizon. The days were long and cold, and he spent many hours of silence in his tiny cottage…

The Early Bird Catches the Worm

The little bird perched itself on the tree branch outside Vanessa’s bedroom window. It trilled an energetic song as the first pale yellow rays of sunshine peeked over the horizon. “Oh my gosh, what is that noise?” she complained to herself, pulling her bed sheets over her head in an…

Duck and Cover

DING. DING. DING. DING. Peter and the rest of his 4th grade class dove under their desks and covered their heads with their arms. After a few minutes, the bell rang again. DING. DING. DONG. DING. DING. DONG “Okay class, you can come out now,” said their teacher. Peter dusted…

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In “Little Women,” readers follow the four March sisters as they grow up through the Civil War. Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy are quite different from each other, but love each other dearly. As this passage starts, Meg is now married, Beth has recovered from a serious illness, Amy is…

Primary Source: Mother’s Day Oberved All Over America

While the roots of a day to honor mothers began earlier, when Anna Jarvis’ mother died in 1905, Jarvis dedicated herself to promoting the idea of one day to recognize mothers. She started in Philadelphia, and the movement grew quickly. This is a newspaper article from the Boston Herald on…

The Witch Tells Fortunes

Hallowe’en at Merryvale is a book about a group of boys who attend a Halloween party at the home of one of the boys. It takes place in the early 20th century in a small town called Merryvale. The boys are good friends,and most have nicknames: Reddy, Toad, Fat, etc.…

Biography: Dorothea Lynde Dix

Dorothea Dix (1802-1887) was born in Massachusetts. Her early childhood with her parents was unhappy. When she was 12 years old, she went to live with her wealthy grandmother in her house called Orange Court. That is where the passage begins. —————————— At Orange Court, Dorothea was allowed no time…

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Roald Dahl Biography – With Comprehension Questions

Learn about the life of popular author Roald Dahl with our differentiated biographies.

This resource also includes three sets of related comprehension questions and answers.

Roald Dahl Biography – with Comprehension Questions

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Dr. Seuss Biography Pack, Reading Comprehension, Read Across America

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Explore Dr. Seuss' life with this easy-to-use , print and go biography pack. Perfect for Read Across America Week , or any time of the year, this pack offers an engaging experience for students. Discover the life and struggles of Dr. Seuss through a student-friendly narrative. The interactive activities foster reading , critical thinking , and creativity .

I enjoy learning about different people, about their lives and careers. I try not to miss any opportunity to teach my students about famous or important people. I put together the Biography Packs to help them learn in a fun and engaging way about different people’s lives and how they changed the world we see today. 

I tried to include a high interest passage and other activities to go along with it . Check them out below:

•The passage is student friendly , yet informative , containing all the important aspects of the person’s life and work. 

•Afterward I chose to add a reading comprehension sheet ( differentiated on two levels) to make sure the students fixed some of the information. 

•The timeline sheet (also differentiated on two levels) helps the students gain an idea of the time period discussed while also arranging in chronological order the main events in the person’s life.

•The quote activity ( differentiated on two levels) allows the student to discuss one of the person’s most famous quotes. 

•The writing activities (informational and opinion) encourage students to dig deeper into the topic and express their own opinions.

•I also included a sheet called Other Opinions , where students can go around the class, or work in pairs or groups, and write each other’s opinions on the topic. I found this activity to be great for discussions or debates. It’s one of my students’ favorite.

•The Venn Diagram sheet ( differentiated on two levels) allows the student to compare the person to another one already suggested, or to someone chosen by them. 

Finally, I included a brochure that students can fill in based on the text or their own research. They can keep it and collect all of them, if you plan to purchase more biography packs . We actually have a folder for each student where they keep their biography brochures. 

As fun coloring activities , there are also bookmarks and a quote poster . I would recommend printing the bookmarks sheet on cardstock.

You can go paperless with the digital version of the resource available in Google Slides. The backgrounds of the slides are embedded, so it’s student friendly. It’s also in widescreen format, so it’s very comfortable to use.

Look for the icons that will help you navigate through the resource. And also for the symbols that indicate the level of difficulty.

To sum up, included are:

•One high-interest passage about Theodor Seuss Geisel;

•Comprehension Questions – 2 levels – multiple choice / long and short answer

•Timeline – 2 Levels – cut & paste / fill in

•Famous Quote Poster to Color

•Famous Quote Writing Activity - 2 Levels – Given Quote / Quote chosen by student

•Informational Writing Activity

•Opinion Writing Activity

•Other Opinions on the topic – group Activity

•Character Traits

•Let’s Compare – Venn Diagram Activity – 2 Levels – Compare with a given person / Compare with someone chosen by student

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Walt Disney

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Frida Kahlo

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Reading Comprehension - Biographies

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• Biography Report with genre posters, a variety of graphic organizers, full-page report pages, tri-fold report pages, lapbook, and interactive notebook options
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Althea Gibson Jackie Robinson Jesse Owens

Annie Oakley Bessie Coleman Louis Armstrong Walt Disney

Abraham Lincoln Barack Obama Eleanor Roosevelt George Washington Margaret Thatcher Ruth Bader Ginsburg Thomas Jefferson

Booker T. Washington César Chávez Dolores Huerta Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Frederick Douglass Harriet Tubman Malala Yousafzai Rosa Parks Ruby Bridges Sojourner Truth Susan B. Anthony

Albert Einstein Alexander Graham Bell Benjamin Franklin Garrett Morgan George Washington Carver Jane Goodall Mae Carol Jemison Marie Curie Nikola Tesla Sally Ride Sarah E. Goode The Wright Brothers Thomas Edison

Amelia Earhart Anne Frank Betsy Ross Clara Barton Helen Keller Juliette Gordon Low Maya Angelou Mother Teresa

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In addition to the 47 Biographies, these resources are also included in the collection: a Biography Report that can be used for ANY person, a Biographical Person Sort and 4-weeks of Lesson Plans where you teach students How to Write a Biography Report.

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Since the Biography Collection is offered at such a deep discount already, I am not offering refunds or credits for past purchases.

The reading passages were designed for an independent reading level for second through fourth grade. I use them with my second graders as a guided reading during direct instruction. Students used them to do their biography reports and scaffolding was provided along the way.

Teachers of older students have also shared how they can go deeper with reading comprehension skills like categorizing and compare and contrast as well as writing multi-paragraph essays that utilize those skills.

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Great question! Since the collection already includes 47 biographies, I wasn’t considering adding more this year. However, I have a few ideas rolling around in my head, so in all likelihood, yes, I will be adding additional biographies to the collection. If you have a specific person you would like to see in the collection, please fill out this contact form .

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Albert Einstein Biography: A Reading Warm-Up (Grades 5 & 6)

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