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Grade 5 Reading comprehension worksheet in three levels

The same 20-question worksheet on reading comprehension in Support, Core and Challenge versions. Question by question, each version keeps the topic and changes the difficulty.

All three levels PDFAll three answer keysOriginal worksheet

Compare the three levels

Support

Easier questions on the same topics, for students who need more practice with the basics.

Questions
20 (20 easy)
Grade range
Grades 2 to 5
Topics
Reading comprehension

Sample questions

  1. Why had the weekend task been missed?
  2. What did the neighbours check before choosing a corner?
  3. Why was dividing the tasks useful?

Core

Questions at the expected level for the grade.

Questions
20 (20 medium)
Grade range
Grades 4 to 9
Topics
Reading comprehension

Sample questions

  1. What did Leena first check?
  2. The hallway was a river of students is mainly a
  3. What is wrong with the statement about everyone in town?

Challenge

Harder questions on the same topics, for students who are ready to stretch.

Questions
20 (20 medium)
Grade range
Grades 4 to 12
Topics
Reading comprehension

Sample questions

  1. What did Leena first check?
  2. Fictional text: “Noor tested the lock twice, then placed the spare key in her bag.” Which inference is best supported?
  3. What is wrong with the statement about everyone in town?

Using the three versions

  • Start everyone with the same short explanation, then hand out Support, Core or Challenge.
  • Question numbers line up across the versions, so you can go through the answers with the whole class.
  • The PDF has a cover page and each version on its own pages; the answer keys PDF has all three keys.

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