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Grade 5 Reading comprehension Social Studies Worksheets

Introduce young readers to reading comprehension in social studies with our interactive and printable worksheets. These resources guide children through understanding and interpreting texts related to social studies topics in an engaging and accessible format, improving overall reading proficiency.

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The Life and Legacy of Mahatma Gandhi - worksheet educational content
The Life and Legacy of Mahatma Gandhi
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Simone Biles, the World Renowned Gymnast - worksheet educational content
Simone Biles, the World Renowned Gymnast
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Simone Biles, the World Renowned Gymnast - worksheet educational content
Simone Biles, the World Renowned Gymnast
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The Life and Legacy of Mahatma Gandhi - worksheet educational content
The Life and Legacy of Mahatma Gandhi
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Reading Comprehension: Rosa Parks - worksheet educational content
Reading Comprehension: Rosa Parks
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Cartography and Cartographers - worksheet educational content
Cartography and Cartographers
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The March on Washington - worksheet educational content
The March on Washington
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Informational Text —Meet the Governors - worksheet educational content
Informational Text —Meet the Governors
This worksheet will get your students thinking about their state governnor. Included is an informational text on the res...
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Informational Text on Goods and Services - worksheet educational content
Informational Text on Goods and Services
This short informational text on goods and services will get your students familliar with this concept. Students will re...
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Informational Text — American Flag - worksheet educational content
Informational Text — American Flag
This informational text on the American flag will teach students about what the stars, stripes, and colors on the flag r...
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Mesopotamia—Informatonal Text - worksheet educational content
Mesopotamia—Informatonal Text
This informational text on Mesopotamia is a great way to practice reading comprehension. Students will read the text the...
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Types of Maps—Contextual Clues - worksheet educational content
Types of Maps—Contextual Clues
Explore the world of maps with this worksheet. After reading the passage, students are presented with a series of questi...
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Rosa Park The Montgomery Bus Boycott - worksheet educational content
Rosa Park The Montgomery Bus Boycott
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What's The Main Idea? - worksheet educational content
What's The Main Idea?
These short science texts are a great way to practice main idea. Students will read the paragraphs and then choose the m...
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Community Helpers: Police Officers & Firefighters - worksheet educational content
Community Helpers: Police Officers & Firefighters
This informational text on community helpers will help students to practice their reading fluency as well as identify si...
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Reading for Main Details—Veternarians - worksheet educational content
Reading for Main Details—Veternarians
Practie summarizing paragraphs with this fun informational text on veternarians! Students will give the main idea of eac...
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Contextual Clues Getting Elected - worksheet educational content
Contextual Clues Getting Elected
Practice context clues with this informational text on U.S. presidential elections. Students will read the text and then...
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The Civil Rights Movement - worksheet educational content
The Civil Rights Movement
This worksheet has students read about the Civil Rights Movement. They must summarize the overall goals, paraphrase lead...
Researching the American Revolution - worksheet educational content
Researching the American Revolution
In this worksheet, students read a passage providing historical information on the American Revolution. They must then u...
Research Project: U.S. Landmarks - worksheet educational content
Research Project: U.S. Landmarks
Students select a famous U.S. landmark to research using at least 3 provided sources. They take notes and write a summar...
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Writing Prompts Ancient Civilizations - worksheet educational content
Writing Prompts Ancient Civilizations
Step into the shoes of an archaeologist with this engaging worksheet focused on ancient civilizations. Students will be ...
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Matching Activity: Match the Historical Terms - worksheet educational content
Matching Activity: Match the Historical Terms
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Historical Report on The American Revolutionary War - worksheet educational content
Historical Report on The American Revolutionary War
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Short Story on Birds - worksheet educational content
Short Story on Birds
This short story about a girl and her bird feeder is perfect for practicing reading comprehension. Students will read th...
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Types of Pollution —Vocabulary for Earth Day - worksheet educational content
Types of Pollution —Vocabulary for Earth Day
Explore the diverse forms of pollution with this engaging Earth Day worksheet. Students will identify and learn about di...
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Spaces Between Words - worksheet educational content
Spaces Between Words
This worksheet will help your students to remember to add spaces between words. Students will read each sentence and col...
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Spacing Between Words - worksheet educational content
Spacing Between Words
This worksheet will help your students to remember to add spaces between words. Students will read each sentence and col...
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Separating Words With Spaces - worksheet educational content
Separating Words With Spaces
This worksheet will help your students to remember to add spaces between words. Students will read the sentences-- some ...
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Multisyllabic Words - worksheet educational content
Multisyllabic Words
This worksheet is perfect for beginners to practice multisyllabic words. Students will break each word into their syllab...
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Phonics Practice - worksheet educational content
Phonics Practice
This phonics practice worksheet is designed to help 4th-grade students strengthen their skills in identifying specific l...
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A—Z Phonics Practice - worksheet educational content
A—Z Phonics Practice
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ABC Practice — Lowercase - worksheet educational content
ABC Practice — Lowercase
Practice the alphabet with this fun worksheet! Students must fill in the missing letters in lowercase to complete the ac...
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Multisyllabic Words 3rd Grade - worksheet educational content
Multisyllabic Words 3rd Grade
This worksheet is perfect for beginners to practice multisyllabic words. Students will determine how many syllables each...
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Sorting Words by Syllables - worksheet educational content
Sorting Words by Syllables
In this worksheet, you will practice sorting words based on the number of syllables they contain. Carefully read each wo...
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Open Syllables - worksheet educational content
Open Syllables
This worksheet is perfect for practicing open syllables. Students will write the first and second syllable of each word ...
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Consonant Digraphs Sh and Ch - worksheet educational content
Consonant Digraphs Sh and Ch
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Animal—Letter Scramble - worksheet educational content
Animal—Letter Scramble
This worksheet will help students to practice identifying the beginning, middle, and ending sound in one-syllable words....
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Poem What Do I See? - worksheet educational content
Poem What Do I See?
This sweet poem is a great way to practice rate and expression. Students will read the poem out loud with the option of ...
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At the Sea Side: By: Robert Louis Stevenson - worksheet educational content
At the Sea Side: By: Robert Louis Stevenson
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The Lamb By: William Blake - worksheet educational content
The Lamb By: William Blake
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The Caterpillar By: Robert Graves - worksheet educational content
The Caterpillar By: Robert Graves
Aligned with Common Core Standard 4.RF.4.4.B, this worksheet focuses on understanding and explaining the main idea of th...
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The Eagle by Tennyson—Poem Comprehension - worksheet educational content
The Eagle by Tennyson—Poem Comprehension
Students will read Lord Alfred Tennyson's poem "The Eagle" and demonstrate understanding by answering 5 multiple choice ...
RF.5.4.B
The Swing by Robert Louis Stevenson—Poem Comprehension - worksheet educational content
The Swing by Robert Louis Stevenson—Poem Comprehension
Students will read Robert Louis Stevenson's poem "The Swing" in this worksheetand show understanding by answering 5 mul...
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The Pasture by Robert Frost—Poem Comprehension - worksheet educational content
The Pasture by Robert Frost—Poem Comprehension
This worksheet is designed to enhance students' reading comprehension skills through the exploration of Robert Frost's p...
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The Wind—Poem Comprehension - worksheet educational content
The Wind—Poem Comprehension
Students will read the poem "The Wind" in this worksheet and demonstrate understanding by answering 5 multiple choice qu...
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Fiction vs Nonfiction - worksheet educational content
Fiction vs Nonfiction
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Mark's Awesome Birthday Party - worksheet educational content
Mark's Awesome Birthday Party
This fiction passage about a child's birthday party with comprehension questions will keep your students engaged. They w...
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Book Covers - worksheet educational content
Book Covers
This worksheet will help your class to understand the elements of a book cover. Students must identify the title and aut...
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Pop the Sight Words - worksheet educational content
Pop the Sight Words
Practice sight words with this fun activity! Students will read the words in the bubbles out loud to pop them-- each bub...
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Consonant Digraph Spinner - worksheet educational content
Consonant Digraph Spinner
This fun sheet is perfect for practicing consonant digraphs. Students will spin the spinner and write words that start w...
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Consonant Digraphs - worksheet educational content
Consonant Digraphs
This consonant digraph worksheet is a great way to practice this skill! Students are given images and words that are mis...
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Word Families: —ight Words - worksheet educational content
Word Families: —ight Words
This word families worksheet focuses on -ight words and is designed to help 4th-grade students practice their reading an...
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