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Reading Comprehension Test for Grade 5 Reading Activity

Grade 5 reading comprehension quizzes on four passages, including the legend of the Chinese zodiac and the story behind In Flanders Fields, each followed by multiple-choice questions.
Grades
Grade 5, Elementary
Pages
16
File type
PDF
Answer key
Included

Updated Oct 26, 2026

Subject
Reading Comprehension, Reading, ELA
Topic
reading comprehension quizzes, comprehension quizzes
Resource types
Assessments, Teacher Tools, Quizzes, Quizzes and Tests
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Reading Comprehension Quizzes for Grade 5: A Collection of Reading Passages with Comprehension Quizzes and Answer Keys for 5th Grade and Up

This essential resource is designed to actively engage students, boost comprehension skills, and provide effective ELA test preparation and practice.

Reading Comprehension Quizzes is a no-prep, user-friendly resource that includes 4 unique reading passages targeted to a 5th grade reading level. Each reading passage is followed by a quiz comprised of multiple choice questions requiring students to refer back to the text to find evidence that supports their answers, boosting their critical thinking and analytical reading skills. The quizzes can also be used as an assessment tool for students' reading comprehension skill levels.

Reading comprehension is an essential skill for academic success and this resource will provide easy-to-use comprehension quizzes to help master that skill.

Features

• 4 non-fiction informational text reading passages

• Quizzes containing multiple choice questions to reinforce comprehension and close reading skills

• Answer Keys for easy assessment

• No-prep, 16 pages in easily printable PDF format

Although the reading passages and quizzes are targeted to a 5h grade reading level, this resource can also benefit older students. The printable PDF format makes it easy to incorporate these comprehension quizzes into classroom lesson plans, individualized reading programs, homework assignments, assessments and test prep.

The Reading Passages

1. The Legend of the Zodiac

2. Did Columbus Know the Earth Was Round?

3. The Story Behind the Poem In Flanders Fields

4. What Is a Suffragette?

This resource addresses the following 5th Grade Common Core ELA Reading standards.

RI.5.1 RI.5.2 RI.5.10

In the classroom

Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Recall key details from a passage
  • Put story events in order
  • Determine word meanings from context

Skills covered

  • Literal recall — choosing the answer that matches details stated in the passage

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Curriculum

Standards, concepts & topics

Standards

  • CCSS.RI.5.1 — Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text
  • CCSS.RI.5.10 — By the end of the year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, at the high end of the grades 4–5 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
  • CCSS.RI.5.2 — Determine two or more main ideas of a text and explain how they are supported by key details; summarize the text.

Core concepts

  • Chinese zodiac
  • Suffragettes
  • In Flanders Fields
  • Christopher Columbus

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