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5th grade Reading Comprehension Practice
5th grade Reading Comprehension Practice
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General Reading comprehension questions to help review for the 5th grade FSA Reading test
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1
What is the main idea?
It may be possible to change insect behavior.
All insect behavior can be changed.
Honeybees are being used to search for bombs.
Insects are very intelligent.
2
What do the underlined words mean?
fell into
tripped over
found by accident
became lost in
3
What is the main idea?
Li is having a hard time making friends.
Going out for sports helps you make friends.
New students are usually lonely.
Making friends is easy.
4
From the passage, you can infer that...
The snow turned to rain.
Vicki's mom helped her put on her boots.
Vicki's mom had to go to work.
School was canceled because of the weather.
5
CAUSE: Katy wanted to seem brave. What was the EFFECT?
The cave wasn't scary.
She thought the cave was scary.
She went into the cave.
She saw Bruce in the cave.
6
EFFECT: Jack tiptoed upstairs. What was the CAUSE?
He wanted to go to bed.
A moth was on the stairs.
He was alone in the house.
He heard a strange sound.
7
What is the main idea?
The World of Tomorrow is now the world of today.
Many people attended the 1939 World's Fair.
People in 1939 had never seen a refrigerator make ice.
People in 1939 had never seen a dishwasher or TV.
8
What does the underlined word mean?
discovered
borrowed
stolen
earned
9
From this passage, you can infer that...
Children like going to school in tents.
Children who do not see their teachers do not like them.
There are not buildings in hot countries.
The kind of school you go to depends on where you live.
10
CAUSE: The doctor had a low, scary voice. What was the EFFECT?
The clock struck 12.
I began to feel frightened.
It was too late.
The doctor wanted to leave.
11
What is the main idea?
Honeybees are hard workers.
Honey is made from nectar.
Honeybees like nectar.
Honeybees like to dance.
12
EFFECT: Mr. Griswold's T.V. was stolen. What was the CAUSE?
He went to a show every Monday.
He returned home.
It was very late.
He forgot to lock his door.
13
What does the underlined word mean?
supposedly
positively
partially
definitely
14
What do the underlined words mean?
caused protestors to burn things
made more people sign up to fight in the Vietnam War
made the situation worse
increased the size of the military
15
CAUSE: We saw a campfire. What was the EFFECT?
We ran through the trees.
We were surprised.
Stu said, "That's strange."
Nobody comes to the woods.
16
What is the main idea?
The Boy Scouts were started in England.
Scouting started in England and then came to the U.S.
The U.S. often ends up doing what the British do.
The Girl Scouts were first named the Girl Guides.
17
What do the underlined words mean?
The railroads were fast and quiet.
The railroads were dangerous.
The railroads killed many snakes.
The railroads had many turns in them.
18
From the passage, you can infer that...
Tom never caught a ball.
The game was boys versus girls.
The kids would rather play baseball.
The girls beat the boys.
19
What does the underlined word mean?
encountered
abandoned
robbed
rescued
20
What does the underlined word mean?
trick
hide
ignore
show
21
What does the underlined word mean?
illegal
stolen
hidden
discovered
