Stories and Comprehension Worksheets
Each children's story is followed by reading comprehension questions. Most questions are 'open ended' and focus on comprehension skills such as making inferences, drawing conclusions and understanding cause and effect. The passages vary in difficulty with some passages having more challenging vocabulary.
Grade 5 reading comprehension worksheet
After the Flood Fiction, 700 words
Alex and Amanda’s First Concert Fiction, 800 words
The Astronomy Project Fiction, 600 words
Best Friend Blues Fiction 560 words
"Bring your Pet Day" Disaster Fiction, 510 words
Curious about Careers: Engineering Non-fiction, 440 words
Curious about Careers: Teacher Non-fiction 540 words
Dinner Disaster Fiction, 860 words
Fairy Followers Fiction 790 words
Fossil Mystery Fiction, 535 words
The Goose Voyage Fiction, 650 words
Henry Ford Non-fiction, 390 words
Horses Non-fiction, 405 words
How to Care for a Pet Fish Non-fiction, 605 words
How to Make Animations Non-fiction, 520 words
Jump Around Fiction, 500 words
Mystery of the Broken Pie Fiction, 840 words
Space Based Astronomy Non-fiction, 360 words
The Best Vacation Ever Fiction, 560 words
Finders Keepers Fiction, 730 words
What Police and Detectives Do Non-fiction, 720 words