Great Migration Reading Comprehension
5th grade Great Migration reading comprehension: quote evidence, choose the main idea, summarize, and link World War I to factory jobs in the North.
5th Grade Reading Comprehension Worksheets
RL.5 literature: determining the theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text, including how characters respond to challenges.
5th Grade ELA6 worksheets
Reading Comprehension worksheets to download
Metaphors and Similes in Poetry
5th grade metaphors and similes in poetry: match six storm lines to what they compare and what they mean, then write a thunderstorm simile. With answer key.
End of Unit Reading Test
5th grade end of unit reading test: a treehouse story and a wind poem, with 15 questions on quoting, theme, figurative language, and comparing characters.
Theme: How Characters Respond to Challenges
5th grade theme worksheet: Leo nearly quits the talent show, then keeps playing. Trace his response, pick the theme, and write a summary. With answer key.
Compare and Contrast Two Characters
5th grade compare and contrast two characters: sort nine traits of Leo and Maya on a treasure hunt into a Venn diagram. Answer key included.
Quote It: Accurate Text Evidence
5th grade quoting text evidence: solve the missing meteorite mystery, choose exact quotes, punctuate book and poem titles, and support an inference.
Curriculum objectives covered
RI.5.1
“Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.”
RI.5.2
“Determine two or more main ideas of a text and explain how they are supported by key details; summarize the text.”
RI.5.3
“Explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text based on specific information in the text.”
RL.5.4
“Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative language such as metaphors and similes.”
RL.5.2
“Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text, including how characters in a story or drama respond to challenges or how the speaker in a poem reflects upon a topic; summarize the text.”
RL.5.3
“Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., how characters interact).”
L.5.2.d
“Use underlining, quotation marks, or italics to indicate titles of works.”
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Writing
W.5 composition: writing opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information.
Grammar and Language
L.5 conventions: using verb tense to convey various times, sequences, states, and conditions.
Vocabulary
L.5 vocabulary: using context as a clue to the meaning of an unknown word or phrase.
Informational Text
RI.5 informational reading: explaining how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text.