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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!
The Hunting of the Snark is a nonsense poem. In the poem, various characters go hunting an animal called a Snark. This passage is the start of the poem. ——————– “Just the place for a Snark!” the Bellman cried, As he landed his crew with care; Supporting each man on…
In Little Women, the four March sisters grow up during the middle of the 1800s. As this passage opens, the eldest sister, Meg, is married with twin babies. The youngest sister, Amy, is in Europe with her aunt and uncle. That leaves Jo and Beth at home. Mrs. March, or…
The March sisters in Little Women are growing up during the middle of the 1800s. At that time, there were no phones, email, or Internet. In order to keep up with friends, women made “calls,” or visits to each other’s houses. In this passage, younger sister Amy has convinced her…
Mrs. Grady welcomed her class back inside the warm cheerful room. The children settled down at their desks, still chatting about the activities they had enjoyed over the winter break. It took a few minutes for Mrs. Grady to get their full attention. “I’m so glad you’re all back. I’m…
The Wampanoag tribe of Native Americans is famous as the group that helped the Pilgrims of Plymouth Colony. They participated in the first Thanksgiving with the Pilgrims in 1621. The Wampanoags traditionally lived in what is now Massachusetts and Rhode Island. The tribe was made up of many groups, each…
In the novel Peter Pan, Peter’s main enemy is the pirate Captain Hook. Hook and Peter have a long history. The captain hates Peter for cutting off his hand and feeding it to a crocodile. Now the captain uses an iron hook for a hand. This passage explains Hook’s feelings…
“C’mon, Sweetie. Time to get up.” James nudged his sleeping daughter, tangled in her floral blanket, her worn stuffed bunny still under one arm. She sighed and sat up with bleary eyes. Her hair stood out in all directions as if she’d been rubbing balloons on it. “It’s too early,…
Anne Shirley is a young orphan girl who has been sent by mistake to live with Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert. The Cuthberts are brother and sister, and they had wanted a boy orphan to help on their farm called Green Gables. Anne, however, is quite charming and fun, and the…
Peter Pan tells the story of a boy from Neverland who has some amazing adventures. In this passage, Peter has left his shadow in the bedroom of the Darling children. He has come to get it back. With him is his best friend, Tinker Bell, a fairy. Peter has not…
In the winter of 1925, the small city of Nome, Alaska faced a dangerous disease outbreak. The medicine they needed was located hundreds of miles away. Teams of sled dogs and their mushers saved the city by transporting the medicine 674 miles through snow and ice. Their heroic effort is…
