Free Printable 5th Grade Reading Review

1.

The central idea is...

a)

what the text is mostly about

b)

a detail from the text.

c)

the first sentence of a paragraph.

d)

a quote you provide from the text.

2.

Most people think that gorillas are mean, but actually they are shy. It seems that such a huge animal with very large teeth would be aggressive. Hollywood movies help convey this image of the scary, ferocious gorilla. In fact, gorillas only attack if they are provoked.
This author belives that:

a)

Gorillas are misunderstood as vicious animals.

b)

Gorillas are mean animals

c)

Gorillas don't like other animals.

3.

School uniforms are far cheaper than the currently popular fashions. Many students work long hours at a paying job instead of doing homework because they feel they have to "keep up appearances." If students wore uniforms, there would be no need for most of them to have jobs that take away from their study time.

This passage is mostly about?

a)

popular fashions being expensive

b)

school uniforms being a good idea.

c)

students working many hours at jobs.

d)

teens enjoying wearing uniforms.

4.

It's no surprise that exercise increases energy. The physical challenge prepares your body in a variety of ways. Blood sugar is more quickly converted to fuel, more oxygen is supplied to your cells, and fight-or-flight hormones are released. Instead of leaving you exhausted, exercise energizes. Do it in the morning for an all-day high or later in the afternoon for a pick-me-up.

This passage is mostly about?

a)

Exercise increases your energy.

b)

Exercise is easier than it looks.

c)

Exercise makes you live longer.

5.

Do you ever wonder how you taste things? You owe your sense of taste to your taste buds. We have 9,000 taste buds just on the tongue alone. There are also taste buds on the roof of your mouth. You even have taste buds on the back of your throat.

What does the author want you to learn about the passage?

a)

Why we can taste only sweet things.

b)

that we taste through our nose

c)

Taste buds are found in different places.

6.

What is the central idea of the passage?

In training to be a knight, a person was expected to study hard and learn good manners. They were taught to play musical instruments, sing, and recite poetry. They also studied reading, writing, geometry, and strategy games. Another knight would then teach the person to shoot a bow and arrow, fight with a sword, and ride a horse. To say the least, knights had a well-rounded education.

a)

Knights learned a variety of subjects while training

b)

Knights were not very talented individuals

c)

Sword fighting was the most important subject a knight learned

7.

When some people think about Texas, they think about cowboys on the open range-herding cattle up a dusty trail. However, Texas has much more than open prairie with large herds of cows. There are mountains of West Texas, the piney hills of east Texas, and the emerald waters off the coast of Padre Island. Texas also has large coastal harbors with numerous sailboats, powerboats, inland lakes, rivers, swamps of southeast Texas with alligators and other exotic wildlife. The summary of the passage is:

a)

Texas is one of the biggest states in the USA.

b)

There are a lot of cows and cowboys in Texas. They herd cattle on the open range.

c)

There are many types of terrain and scenery in Texas. There are mountains, coasts, harbors, swamps, lakes, and rivers.

8.

For the walls, Jenny thought she would use a bright yellow paint. She would pick a border that had mostly bright red and green colors, and maybe a little bit of blue. She already had found some curtains that were sky blue with streaks of red, blue, and yellow that she would would go great with the walls. And finally, She had picked a carpet that was mostly blue with specks of red and yellow. Jenny couldn't wait till she was done decorating her room. It was really going to look awesome. Summary of the passage?

a)

Jenny was picking out materials and colors to decorate her room. She found some curtains and a carpet too.

b)

Jenny's room was going to look awesome.

c)

The carpet was mostly blue with speck of red and yellow.

9.

What words in lines 8-10 tells you it is a similie?

a)

knock over the cans

b)

His voice isn't strange out on the range

c)

sweep through the yard like a broom

d)

but he whistles and moans in a room

10.

Line 16 is important to the poem because it shows that-

But that cowboy wind is a changeable wind.

a)

you need a gentle wind to fly a kite

b)

cowboys change their minds very quickly

c)

cowboys are not just rough and tough

11.

What words in stanza 2 describe how the wind and cowboy sound? (*Mark all that apply.)

a)

out on the range

b)

whistles and moans in a room

c)

rattle the pans

d)

sweep through the yard like a broom

12.

Match each word to the word that rhymes with it.

a)

Glare

1.

Stare

b)

Night

2.

Kite

c)

Man

3.

Ran

d)

Boat

4.

Coat

e)

Hop

5.

Pop

13.

The boys took (a) car to the shop over (b) in town.

Choose from the below words

their

there

they're

14.

Write the word that goes in the blank (to, too or two)

I went (a) Ahmad's house for dinner.

15.

Which word goes in the blank?

I have ___ brothers and seven sisters.

a)

two

b)

too

c)

to

16.

Little Lady Icicle is waking in the north-land,
And shaking in the north-land her pillow to and fro;
And the hurricane a-skirling
Sends the feathers all a-whirling
Where little Lady Icicle is waking in the snow.

a)

This stanza shows IMAGERY.

b)

This stanza shows SIMILE.

17.

In the paragraph, the word dispose refers to something that is -

a)

grown

b)

wasteful

c)

thrown out

d)

expensive

18.

The text of the play: (a)

The words said by the characters: (b)

The time and place in the play: (c)

A chapter in a play that contains more than one scene: (d)

The person who tells what happens during the play: (e)

Choose from the below words

Script

Dialogue

Setting

Act

Narrator

Cast of Characters

Scene

Stage Directions

Theme

Plot

19.

The conversation between two or more characters on stage is known as ________________________.

a)

monologue

b)

dialogue

c)

script

d)

cast of characters

20.

The part of the play script that tells actors how to move or speak their lines is called the...

a)

stage directions

b)

scene

c)

setting

d)

stage

21.

Read the following statement:

“Painter, inventor, scientist, musician, and more, Leonardo embodies (expresses) the belief that anything is possible.”

Which of the following statements provides the best support for this statement?

a)

Leonardo practiced drawing and painting every day.

b)

In Milan, Leonardo continued to make works of art, but also worked as a military engineer, designing an early version of a tank.

c)

It didn’t take long for people to notice Leonardo’s artistic genius.

d)

Leonardo was a man of boundless curiosity, multiple talents, and visionary Imagination.

22.

The statements on the chart support the idea that:

a)

Scholars and artists in other countries were also enjoying a rebirth of learning.

b)

The Renaissance movement set expectations for how women should act.

c)

Some Renaissance women challenged the cultural norms expected of women at that time.

d)

Artists required the support of patrons to create art.

23.

It was the sea eagle that called Emily down to the beach. It hovered above the waves, it's broad wings dusty where the land had left its mark, its small eyes that could follow the horizon bright and keen. She hadn't meant to come down onto the beach. She'd meant to sit at the top of the ramp till the other kids had left the street, till she could walk home from school in peace without strangers staring at her, but somehow the bird seemed to urge her to come down.

What time of day do you think it is and why?

a)

afternoon because she is coming home from school

b)

evening because there was no one on the street

c)

lunch time because she wanted to feed the birds

d)

morning because birds are out at that time

24.

Michael woke up with a start. Someone was banging at the front door. Heavy footsteps clomped over the bare boards of the hallway. A shouting of voices. Jacko's familiar growl, then the front door slammed shut. Michael shivered and pulled the thin blanket closer around his shoulders. Through the cracked glass of the curtainless window, the sky looked gray and dirty. A groan from the other mattress told him that Toby was awake as well.

Which words help describe the setting?

a)

"A shouting of voices."

b)

"...cracked glass of the curtainless window..."

c)

"Michael woke up with a start."

d)

"...Toby was awake as well."

25.

Michael woke up with a start. Someone was banging at the front door. Heavy footsteps clomped over the bare boards of the hallway. A shouting of voices. Jacko's familiar growl, then the front door slammed shut. Michael shivered and pulled the thin blanket closer around his shoulders. Through the cracked glass of the curtainless window, the sky looked gray and dirty. A groan from the other mattress told him that Toby was awake as well.

What can you infer about the place they are living?

a)

brand new

b)

happy and clean

c)

dull and uncared for

d)

bright and colorful

26.

Michael woke up with a start. Someone was banging at the front door. Heavy footsteps clomped over the bare boards of the hallway. A shouting of voices. Jacko's familiar growl, then the front door slammed shut. Michael shivered and pulled the thin blanket closer around his shoulders. Through the cracked glass of the curtainless window, the sky looked gray and dirty. A groan from the other mattress told him that Toby was awake as well.

What can you infer about Jacko's mood?

a)

happy

b)

excited

c)

grumpy

d)

scared

5th Grade Reading Review

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 28mins

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