5th Grade Reading Comprehension Resources : Page 2

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

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

This comprehensive exercise will introduce your students to twelve elements of poetry and six types of poems.

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

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.

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

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.

Get to know astronaut Mae Jemison in this nonfiction reading comprehension worksheet!

In this exercise, students will work through a series of steps to identify the theme of a classic story.

In this Martin Luther King Jr. Cut-and-Paste Timeline worksheet, students will learn about the life of an important historical figure.

Young readers will practice synthesizing information from multiple sources on the same topic in this reading comprehension worksheet.

Introduce students to the concept of using direct quotes as evidence to support statements.

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.

Practice analyzing point of view and perspective with this relatable excerpt from Sharon Creech’s Walk Two Moons.

Your students will need to read between the lines as they make inferences about the various scenes included in this reading exercise.

Use this graphic organizer to have students write words or draw pictures to complete the story map.

Students will refer to important details to answer text-dependent questions about some wild weather! Get ready to read like a detective and learn some cool facts along the way.

Many folk tales share similarities, but are also very different. Can you find the similarities and differences between these two stories?

This reading activity gives kids practice supporting inferences with evidence.

Learners will categorize 12 different types of text according to why the author would write them, using the acronym PIE as a mnemonic device.

This discussion guide helps readers reflect on chapters 1–38 of The One and Only Ivan.

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

Read interesting nonfiction texts about natural disasters and practice identifying causes and effects.

Students will read a biography of Misty Copeland, the first African American woman to become a principal dancer for the American Ballet Theatre, and then answer nonfiction comprehension questions about the text.

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

Children work on reading fluency and comprehension with this excerpt from Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking-Glass.