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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 STAAR Reading test.
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1
What is the main idea?
Honeybees like nectar.
Honeybees like to dance.
Honey is made from nectar.
Honeybees are hard workers.
2
What do the underlined words mean? (figurative language)
The Germans could perform magic tricks.
The Germans were good card players.
The Russians thought the river would protect them.
Germans had been keeping their underwater tanks a secret.
3
What does the underlined word mean?
discovered
stolen
earned
borrowed
4
When did Kelly's dad retire from boxing?
a month after his most crowd-pleasing fight
10 years after his most crowd-pleasing fight
two years after his most crowd-pleasing fight
a year after his most crowd-pleasing fight
5
CAUSE: The doctor had a low, scary voice. What was the EFFECT?
The doctor wanted to leave.
It was too late.
The clock struck 12.
I began to feel frightened.
6
CAUSE: Katy wanted to seem brave. What was the EFFECT?
She saw Bruce in the cave.
She thought the cave was scary.
The cave wasn't scary.
She went into the cave.
7
What is the main idea?
New students are usually lonely.
Li is having a hard time making friends.
Going out for sports helps you make friends.
Making friends is easy.
8
What do the underlined words mean? (figurative language)
a machine
a human being
a turning motor
a tub of water
9
What does the underlined word mean?
illegal
hidden
discovered
stolen
10
CAUSE: We saw a campfire. What was the EFFECT?
We ran through the trees.
Nobody comes to the woods.
We were surprised.
Stu said, "That's strange."
11
What is the main idea?
The U.S. often ends up doing what the British do.
The Boy Scouts were started in England.
The Girl Scouts were first named the Girl Guides.
Scouting started in England and then came to the U.S.
12
It is likely that: (make an inference)
Sherry had a peanut butter sandwich.
Brian has a lunch box.
Sherry and Brian aren't friends.
It is lunch time at school.
13
What does the underlined word mean?
ignore
trick
show
hide
14
It is likely that: (make an inference)
The closet is wet.
Jennifer has black boots.
Jennifer lost her boots.
Jennifer likes red boots.
15
Who missed the first ballet class?
Leanne
Theresa and Leanne
Theresa
Brandy
16
What do the underlined words mean? (figurative language)
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
17
Who found the volleyball?
James
Helen
Hannah
James and Helen
18
What does the underlined word mean?
encountered
rescued
robbed
abandoned
19
It is likely that: (make an inference)
The girls beat the boys.
The game was boys versus girls.
Tom never caught a ball.
The kids would rather play baseball.
20
What is the main idea?
People in 1939 had never seen a dishwasher or TV.
Many people attended the 1939 World's Fair.
People in 1939 had never seen a refrigerator make ice.
The World of Tomorrow is now the world of today.
21
It is likely that: (make an inference)
Children like going to school in tents.
There are not buildings in hot countries.
The kind of school you to to depends on where you live.
Children who do not see their teachers do not like them.
22
What do the underlined words mean? (figurative language)
The railroads were dangerous.
The railroad track went through the mountains.
The railroads had many turns in them.
The railroads were fast and quiet.
23
What is the main idea?
All insect behavior can be changed.
Honeybees are being used to search for bombs.
It may be possible to change insect behavior.
Insects are very intelligent.
24
What does the underlined word mean?
partially
definitely
supposedly
positively
25
EFFECT: Mr. Griswold's T.V. was stolen. What was the CAUSE?
He forgot to lock his door.
He went to a show every Monday.
He returned home.
It was very late.
26
Where were the shoes displayed?
on the floor
on the bench
on a table
on the wall
27
What do the underlined words mean? (figurative language)
tripped over
fell into
became lost in
found by accident
28
EFFECT: Jack tiptoed upstairs. What was the CAUSE?
He wanted to go to bed.
He was alone in the house.
He heard a strange sound.
A moth was on the stairs.
29
It is likely that: (make an inference)
Vicki's mom had to go to work.
Vicki's mom helped her put on her boots.
The snow turned to rain.
School was canceled because of the weather.
30
What part of his body did Lewis scrape?
knee
elbow
shin
chin
