4th and 5th Grade Reading Comprehension Worksheets

Children will be inspired by the many ways dogs help their human companions in this nonfiction reading comprehension worksheet.

Introduce children to Italian Christmas traditions with this reading comprehension worksheet!

Kids will learn about sharks as they read this short and informative worksheet.

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

As your students complete this reading comprehension exercise, they will learn about their lungs while practicing active reading skills.

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.

Readers practice identifying the main idea in works of nonfiction in this two-page reading comprehension worksheet.

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, children discover what plastic is, how it is manufactured, as well as its history and about attempts to reduce plastic waste.

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

Practice identifying and interpreting nonfiction text features in this worksheet about the life and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Children will practice using nonfiction text features as they read and interpret a passage about extreme weather.

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!

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

In this fascinating worksheet, children learn about the history of chocolate, from its ancient ceremonial use to the invention of the chocolate candy bar.

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

Learners will practice identifying the theme of a story by reading a short passage and answering four comprehension questions.

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

Introduce your little reader to some classic childhood literature, with Rudyard Kipling's charming story "The Crab That Played with the Sea."

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

Here's a worksheet that's great for improving reading comprehension skills. Kids read a simple story about a girl and her kitten then answer the question below.

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 learn to use the "Somebody Wanted But So Then" method to write a short summary in this literacy worksheet.