Passage
Grades 5–8
What Fossil Evidence Supports Drift
earth and space science · MS-ESS2-3
$1.50
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5th Grade ELA Worksheets & Resources
Everything you need to teach 5th Grade ELA in one place. Our Common Core-aligned ela worksheets, interactive games and reading passages are built for 5th grade classrooms — print them, project them, or assign them online. Browse the full scope below, or jump straight to the standards.
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5th Grade ELA Common Core standards
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Worksheet
Grades 5–8
Main Idea—Leeuwenhoek's Microorganisms
life science · CCSS RST.6-8.2+1
$1.50
Worksheet
Grades 5–8
Mendel's Pea Plant Experiment
life science · CCSS RST.6-8.2+1
$1.50
Worksheet
Grades 5–8
Marie Curie and Radioactivity
physical science · CCSS RI.6.3
$1.50
Worksheet
Grades 5–8
The Discovery of Penicillin
life science · CCSS RI.6.3+1
$1.50
Passage
Grades 5–8
Can We Predict Exactly When Earthquakes Will Happen
earth and space science · MS-ESS3-2
$1.50
Passage
Grades 5–8
How to Stay Safe During an Earthquake
earth and space science · MS-ESS3-2
$1.50
Passage
Grades 5–8
How Do Magma and Lava Differ
earth and space science · MS-ESS2-3
$1.50
Passage
Grades 5–8
How Do Cinder Cone Volcanoes Form
earth and space science · MS-ESS2-3
$1.50
Passage
Grades 5–8
Are All Volcanoes Cone-Shaped
earth and space science · MS-ESS2-3
$1.50
Passage
Grades 5–8
How Scientists Monitor and Predict Eruptions
earth and space science · MS-ESS3-2
$1.50
Passage
Grades 5–8
How Mount St. Helens Reshaped Land
earth and space science · MS-ESS3-2
$1.50
5th Grade reading comprehension
Passages & worksheets for 5th Grade
Worksheet
Grades 4–5
Reading Comprehension: Sun
reading foundation · RF.5.4.A+1
$1.50
Worksheet
Grades 4–5
Reading Comprehension: Rosa Parks
reading foundation · RF.5.4.A+1
$1.50
Worksheet
Grade 5
My Friend the Inventor—Reading Fluency and Comprehension
reading literature · RL.5.10
$1.50
Worksheet
Grade 5
The Wind—Poem Comprehension
reading foundation · RF.5.4.B
Free
Worksheet
Grade 5
The Future—Poem Comprehension
reading literature · RL.5.5+3
$1.50
Worksheet
Grade 5
The Pasture by Robert Frost—Poem Comprehension
reading foundation · RF.5.4.B
$1.50
Worksheet
Grade 5
The Eagle by Tennyson—Poem Comprehension
reading foundation · RF.5.4.B
$1.50
Worksheet
Grade 5
No More Homework Poem Comprehension
reading literature · RL.5.2
Free
Worksheet
Grade 5
The Swing by Robert Louis Stevenson—Poem Comprehension
reading foundation · RF.5.4.B
$1.50
Interactive
Grade 5
Context Clues in Reading
reading informational text · L.5.4.A+3
$1.50
Passage
Grades 4–5
Pollination: A Crucial Ecosystem Service
reading informational text · RI.4.2+5
Free
Passage
Grades 1–5
Baxter and the Vanishing Veggies
reading literature · RL.3.2+11
Free
5th Grade ELA topics & skills
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Featured · Reading passages
Differentiated reading passages for every K–8 classroom
Explore thousands of differentiated reading passages, short stories, and reading informational science texts with built-in comprehension questions for Grades K–8. Every passage includes audio narration, translation support, and full alignment with Common Core ELA and NGSS standards. Use them as printable worksheets or assign them digitally.
- 2 reading levels each
- Comprehension questions
- Audio narration
- Fully editable
- Translate to any language
- Mapped to CCSS & NGSS
Reading PassageGrades 1–8 · earth and space science
Earth's Place in the Universe
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