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5th Grade Reading Comprehension Passages
Short passages with questions under each, written for Grade 5. Every question sends the reader back into the text, and every answer explains why.
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- Free Story About 300 words The Chess Match Every Sunday, Lucy plays chess against her grandmother. Lucy is fast. Grandma Ruth is not. Who has the better plan?
- Free Science About 350 words How Glaciers Shape the Land A glacier moves too slowly to see, yet it can carve a mountain valley. Find out how rivers of ice change the land.
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- With a plan Fable About 300 words The Farmer and His Sons An old farmer tells his three lazy sons that something valuable is buried in the vineyard. Will they find it?
- With a plan History About 350 words Lewis and Clark Cross the Mountains In 1805, the explorers Lewis and Clark faced snow, steep trails and hunger in the Bitterroot Mountains. Read how they made it across, and who helped.
- With a plan Poem About 200 words Paul Revere's Ride A secret signal, a silent boat and a warship under the moon: the famous opening of Longfellow's poem about a night in 1775.
- With a plan Science About 350 words Living on the Space Station How do you sleep, eat and stay strong when everything around you floats? Life on board the International Space Station.
- With a plan Play About 350 words Live from Room 5: A Radio Play Room 5 is about to host the morning show for the whole school, live. What could possibly go wrong? A short radio play.
- With a plan Science About 350 words Sharks: Fact and Fiction Sharks are hungry for people. Sharks are all giants. Sharks are the ocean's biggest danger. Are any of these ideas true?
- With a plan Story About 400 words What Elena Heard In the school library, Elena hears her best friend say something that stings. But did she hear everything?
- With a plan Opinion About 400 words Every Kid Should Learn to Swim Pools, lakes, rivers, beaches: water is almost everywhere. One writer argues that every kid should learn to swim, and explains why.