Free Grade 5 Ontario language reading comprehension worksheets

Free printable Grade 5 Ontario language worksheets on reading comprehension. Read the passage. Circle the correct answer. Question types include literal recall, sequence/cause, inference, main idea/detail, and 13 more. Ontario curriculum: Language (2023) · Comprehension C2 — analyse texts using comprehension strategies and stated evidence. Preview the sample questions, then make a worksheet to print or practise. Choices on this page stay unmarked. Canadian English. Unofficial practice — not a ministry document.

Ontario curriculum: Language (2023) · Comprehension C2 — analyse texts using comprehension strategies and stated evidence

Question types

  • Literal recall
  • Sequence/cause
  • Inference
  • Main idea/detail
  • Vocabulary in context
  • Author's purpose or audience
  • Character feeling
  • Fact or opinion
  • Sequence
  • Problem and solution
  • Compare characters
  • Theme or summary
  • Explicit or implied
  • Tone, mood, or point of view
  • Not supported by the passage
  • Evidence or two texts
  • Conflict and resolution

Sample questions

6 questions from reading comprehension. Choices stay unmarked.

  1. 1.

    What happens to your heartbeat when you rest?

    Your heart is a muscle about the size of your fist. It pumps blood through tubes called blood vessels. Blood carries oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body. When you run across the gym, your heart beats faster so your muscles get more oxygen. Resting helps your heart return to a slower, steady beat.

    • Ait keeps getting faster
    • Bit returns to a slower, steady beat
    • Cit pumps air instead of blood
    • Dit stops
  2. 2.

    What can you infer about the weather?

    Ava put on boots and opened an umbrella before leaving.

    • AThe moon was the only light at noon.
    • BIt was rainy.
    • CIt was a hot, dry day.
    • DThe class was swimming indoors.
  3. 3.

    What is the passage mostly about?

    On Saturday, Ruby met Nora at the farm. They brought a yellow frog and watched a turtle near a jack pine tree. After they ate cherries, Ruby said the visit was worth repeating because the farm felt calm and busy at once.

    • AWhy every jack pine tree needs a frog
    • BHow to care for a turtle
    • CRuby's Saturday visit to the farm
    • DHow cherries is cooked at home
  4. 4.

    Which sentence best states the theme?

    Noah shared a snack with a classmate who had none. They both smiled.

    • ANoah ate a snack.
    • BSmiling means the snack was spicy.
    • CSharing can help someone who is left out.
    • DClassmates should never bring snacks.
  5. 5.

    Callum wrote: "Please bring a labelled water bottle on Friday. We will walk to the park after lunch." What is the author's main purpose?

    • Ato instruct how to make a map
    • Bto inform
    • Cto entertain with a story
    • Dto persuade people to buy bottles
  6. 6.

    What point of view is used in the passage?

    Priya's cup of happiness was full. Later, Theo was glad the child had stayed, though Priya did not know that.

    • Asecond person
    • Bfirst person
    • Cthird person omniscient
    • Dthird person limited

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What is on a Grade 5 language reading comprehension worksheet?
A Grade 5 language reading comprehension worksheet is a set of practice questions on reading comprehension. Read the passage. Circle the correct answer. This grade covers literal recall, sequence/cause, inference, main idea/detail, vocabulary in context, author's purpose or audience, and 11 more.
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