Reading Comprehension Grade 5

Q. Soccer is known in some countries as football. It is a popular sport across the world, with over 200 countries playing the sport. It is estimated that over 250 million people, both men and women, play soccer. The sport has been part of the Olympic games from 1900 to 1928 and from 1936 to today.

What is the main idea?

• Soccer is important at the Olympics.

• Soccer is a worldwide sport.

• Soccer is also called football.

• Soccer is played by men and women.

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

Q. Floods can cause tremendous damage. They can ruin houses, roads and buildings. Floods can take down trees and cause mudslides. It often leaves mud, sand and debris behind. It can take months to clean up after a flood.

What is the main idea?

• Floods can cause a lot of damage.

• Floods cause mudslides.

• Floods damage houses and roads.

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

Q. The wind blew through his hair as the boy watched the clouds roll in. As the waves grew bigger and bigger, he decided it was time to ride home. What is the boy doing?

• eating breakfast

• sailing

• riding his bike

• playing with his friends

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CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

Q. Lucy was furious about her spelling grade. She kicked her desk and ran out of the classroom.

Why does the author use the word furious instead of mad in the example above?

• Furious is a fancier word than mad.

• Lucy was really upset.

• Lucy wasn't mad at all.

• Lucy was going home.

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RF.5.4C

Q. It was raining outside. Sue got out of bed and got dressed for school. Then, she ate breakfast and grabbed her backpack. Before Sue left the house, she probably ___________________.

• got her sunglasses

• made a sandwich

• picked up her umbrella

• put on sandals

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CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

Q. Sam woke up and saw the sun shining in the sky. He packed his swimming suit, a towel, a beach ball, and his sandals in his bag. Then, he went to the kitchen and made a sack lunch.Sam is most likely going to ___________________.

• the beach

• school

• the mall

• the library

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CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

Q. (1) College tuitions are soaring, leaving many parents wondering if they will be able to afford higher education for their children. (2) Cutbacks in government aid combined with skyrocketing tuition are making it unfeasible even for families of moderate wealth to fully fund their children's educations. (3) In America, people say that you can be anything you want to be. (4) But getting an education is crucial if you hope to achieve the American dream.

With which of the following statements would the author of this passage most likely agree?

• The government should help students pay for college.

• The cost of a college education is unreasonable.

• Borrowing money for college may be the answer to rising education costs.

• An education is not necessary to succeed in America.

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

Q. Blood is a miracle liquid. It flows to every part of the body. Some blood cells carry food and oxygen to body organs. Other blood cells kill germs and help stop cuts from bleeding. People can die if they lose a lot of blood or if their blood cells get sick. Doctors sometimes give people fresh blood to save their lives. This paragraph mainly tells:

• how many blood cells are made by the body

• how important blood is

• why people can die from loss of blood

• why sick people are sometimes given blood

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

Q. People do not really use music to charm snakes. Snakes have no ears, so the snake can't hear a flute. The snake charmer startles the snake by waving a hand near it. The snake lifts its head to look around. The charmer then says back and forth or moves the flute. The snake moves its head to keep an eye on the movement. This paragraph mainly tells:

• why flute music charms snakes

• why snakes can't hear sound

• how people really charm snakes

• why snakes have no ears

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

Q. A bat can fly at night or even with its eyes closed. But if you cover its ears, it can't fly very well. Bats make sounds that people can't hear. The bats find their way by listening to these sounds as they echo off things. Bats even locate insects to eat by following the sounds that bounce off the bugs. People use their eyes, but bats use their ears to know where they're going. This paragraph mainly tells:

• how bats use sound

• what things bats often eat as food

• how bats fly toward people

• how people can hear the sounds of bats

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.2