Social Studies Reading Comprehension Worksheets For 5th Grade

Cartography and Cartographers

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The March on Washington

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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

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

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

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

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

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Simone Biles, the World Renowned Gymnast

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The Life and Legacy of Mahatma Gandhi

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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

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

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

Practice context clues with this informational text on U.S. presidential elections. Students will read the text and then...

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Reading Comprehension: Rosa Parks

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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

In this worksheet, students read a passage providing historical information on the American Revolution. They must then u...

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

Step into the shoes of an archaeologist with this engaging worksheet focused on ancient civilizations. Students will be ...

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My Book

This worksheet will help your class to understand the elements of a book cover. Students will decorate their own book co...

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Reading Comprehension: The Grand Canyon

This informational text on the Grand Canyon will teach your students all about this incredible wonder of the world! Free...

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All about shells—Informational Text

This informational text on mollusks will teach your students all about these awesome animals! Free response comprehensio...

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Informational Text on Holi

This informational text on Holi is a great way to teach about this holiday and the story of Prahlad. Comprehension quest...

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Vegetarian Diet—Words and Phrases in a Text

Fifth-grade students will explore the world of vegetarian diets through this engaging worksheet aligned with CCS.RI.5.4....

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Informational Text —Uh Oh, Where Did Gravity Go?

This short informational text on gravity will teach your students about this natural phenomenon. A fun drawing activity ...

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Sharks—Informational Text

This informational text on the sharks will teach your students all about these incredible, ancient animals! Free respons...

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Informational Text —Bioluminescence

This informational text on bioluminescence will teach your students about this phenomenon. Examples in nature are provid...

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Informational Text — Habitats

This short informational text on habitats will teach your students what a habitat is, as well as provide some examples o...

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Informational Text —Snowflakes

This informational text on snowflakes will teach your students how snowflakes are formed. Images of several different fl...

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Informational Text—Tardigrades

This informational text on tardigrades will teach your students all about this strange animal! Free response comprehensi...

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Natural Factors affecting Climate

This science worksheet is designed to help students understand the significant impact of natural factors affecting Weath...

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Structures on the Ocean Floor

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Pandas—Informational Text

This informational text on pandas is a great way to practice reading comprehension. Students will read the text then ans...

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Understanding Atoms

This worksheet has students read an informational passage and answer multiple choice questions about the main idea and k...

Earthquakes and Infrastructure

Get this worksheet about the effects of earthquakes on infrastructure. The worksheet includes an informational passage t...

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Hummingbirds—Reading Fluency

This informational text on hummingbirds with comprehension questions is a great way to practice reading comprehension. S...

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Earthquake and buildings

Download this worksheet on the impact of earthquakes on buildings. The informational text included in this worksheet is ...

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Stars—Reading for Purpose

This informational text on stars with comprehension questions is a great way to practice reading comprehension. Students...

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Polar Bears and Climate

This informational text on polar bears is a great way to practice reading comprehension. Students will read the passage ...

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Human Factors Affecting Climate

This science worksheet is designed to help students understand the significant impact of human factors affecting Weather...

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Understanding the Greenhouse Effect

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Famous Black Inventors & Their Contributions

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Amazing Black Inventors Activities

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Research Skills Worksheet— Marie Curie

This research skills worksheet gives students informational sources about scientist Marie Curie to answer multiple choic...

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Informational Text — Cloud Gazing

This informational text teaches students how different types of clouds are formed. A page with pictures of the different...

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Research Skills Worksheet— Amelia Earhart

This research skills worksheet provides students with informational sources about Amelia Earhart to locate answers to mu...

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Research Skills Worksheet —Abraham Lincoln

This research skills worksheet uses informational sources about Abraham Lincoln to have students locate answers to multi...

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Research Skills Worksheet— Helen Keller

This research skills worksheet provides informational sources about Helen Keller for students to locate answers to multi...

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Informational Text —Migratory Birds

Engage young minds with this worksheet that delves into the wonders of migratory birds. Learn about their extraordinary ...

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Matching Activity: Match the Historical Terms

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