After the Flood - K5 Learning

1 Grade 5 Reading Comprehension Worksheet Reading and Math for K-5 Read the short story. Then answer each question. After the Flood R e a d i n g a b ou t we a t h e r i n b oo k s i s on e t h i n g , b u t l i v i n g t h r ou g h a n a t u r a l d i s a s t e r wa s a n o t h e r . Ev e n t h ou g h t h e f l ood wa s n ot t oo b a d , I wa s n ot p r e p a r e d f or wh a t i t wa s r e a l l y l i k e ! I t a l l s t a r t e d t w o d a ys a g o . I t wa s a r a i n y d a y, l i k e e v e r y ot h e r r a i n y d a y I ve ever remembered. The only unusual thing was how anxious the adults s e e me d t o b e g e t t i n g . I s t a r t e d t o p a y mor e a t t e n t i o n wh e n e v e r I s a w t h e n e ws on a t ou r h ou s e , a t a r e s t a u r a n t , or a n y wh e r e e l s e.

2 T h e meteorologists kept saying that the rain hadn t s t op p e d i n a l on g t i me , and it didn t look like it was going to stop anytime soon. I didn t really k n ow wh a t t h a t me a n t f or u s , s i n c e M om wa s a l wa ys s a yi n g t h a t r a i n wa s g ood f or a l l t h e p l a n t s . T h e n e x t m or n i n g , h o we v e r , I b e g a n t o u n d e r s t a n d . I wok e u p a n d we n t d own f or b r e a k f a s t . Us u a l l y M om or D a d wa s a l r e a d y e a t i n g b y t h e t i me t h a t I wok e u p , b u t n e i t h e r of t h e m w a s a t t h e k i t c h e n t a b l e , a n d t h e l i g h t s a l l ov e r t h e h ou s e we r e of f . T h i s i s we i r d, I t h ou g h t.

3 I we n t t o g e t ou t t h e mi l k , b u t t h e r e wa s a n ot e o n t h e r e f r i g e r a t or t e l l i n g me n ot t o op e n t h e d o or . As I wa s wo n d e r i n g wh a t I c ou l d e a t f or b r e a k f a s t , I n ot i c e d t h a t t h e r a i n wa s s t i l l g oi n g , a n d t h a t I c ou l d h e a r n oi s e s c omi n g f r om t h e b a s e me n t . I we n t t o i n v e s t i g a t e . Pe e k i n g t h r ou g h t h e b a s e me n t d oor , I i mme d i a t e l y s t o p p e d . T h e r e wa s w a t e r d o wn t h e r e ! It didn t look like a lot, but there were toys a n d t h i n g s f l oa t i n g b y! I c ou l d h e a r M om and Dad s voices. Hello? What s going on down here?

4 I c a l l e d d own t h e s t a i r s . Good morning, Vicky. All of t h i s r a i n i s c a u s i n g s ome p r o b l e ms . T h e p owe r a l l ov e r t o w n i s ou t . O u r b a s e m e n t i s f l ood e d , a n d s o a r e s o me of the roads. A lot of houses have water in them, too, Dad called back. Grade 5 Reading Comprehension Worksheet Reading and Math for K-5 A little water didn t seem too bad, and the power had gone out before, so I wasn t too worried. Mom and Dad seemed to be taking care of it. T h e y we r e t a l k i n g a b ou t a p u mp , s o I t h i n k t h e y we r e g e t t i n g t h e wa t e r ou t of t h e b a s e me n t . I we n t t o g o p l a y i n m y r oom.

5 N ot t o o l on g a f t e r , Mom a n d Da d c a m e b a c k u p s t a i r s , c h a n g e d t h e i r c l ot h e s , a n d wa s h e d t h e i r h a n d s u s i n g h a n d s a n i t i z e r . I a s k e d t h e m wh a t wa s g oi n g on . Well, we pumped the water out by hand, but there s some damage downstairs. We re going to have to find some fans once the power comes b a c k t o t r y t o d r y o u t t h e b a s e me nt a s mu c h a s we c a n , b u t we mi g h t h a v e t o t e a r ou t t h e d r y wa l l a n d r e p l a c e i t . T h e r e a r e t h i n g s t h a t g ot a l l wet that we re going to have to replace, too. It s quite the mess, Mom said. We re also going to have to see if we can get a generator, it looks like the power will probably be out for the rest of the day.

6 We d e c i d e d t o d r i v e a r ou n d t o s e e h o w ot h e r p e op l e i n ou r t ow n we r e d oi n g . T h e r e we r e a l ot of r oa d s t h a t we r e c l os e d b e c a u s e of wa t e r covering the road, so we couldn t get to the store. One brid g e ov e r t h e r i v e r wa s c l os e d b e c a u s e wa t e r wa s r u s h i n g ov e r i t ! T h e h ou s e s b y t h e r i v e r l ook e d l i k e t h e y we r e in t h e r i v e r . We s t op p e d t o h e l p p e op l e wh o we r e f i l l i n g b a g s wi t h s a n d . T h e b a g s h e l p e d t o k e e p t h e wa t e r a wa y . T h e y s a i d t h e i r n e i g h b or s a c r os s t h e s t r e e t we r e i n a n o t h e r t own l i v i n g wi t h r e l a t i v e s u n t i l t h e i r h ou s e c ou l d b e repaired.

7 I couldn t believe how mu c h t h e f l o od wa s a f f e c t i n g u s ! Wh e n we f i n i s h e d f i l l i n g u p s a n d b a g s , we d r ov e b a c k h o me . I can t believe those people lost all of their c l ot h e s a n d h o u s e h ol d i t e ms . We should go through our stuff and see what we can donate. We re lucky we on l y h a d a c ou p l e of i n c h e s of wa t e r i n ou r b a s e me n t , i t c ou l d h a v e been a lot worse, said Dad. Mom and I agreed. Even though we didn t h a v e p owe r a n d fi x i n g t h e b a s e me n t c ou l d g e t e x p e n s i v e , we we r e l u c k y. Grade 5 Reading Comprehension Worksheet Reading and Math for K-5 Que st i o n s: 1.

8 R e t e l l t h e s t or y i n y ou r o wn w or d s . _____ _____ 2. How did Vicky s understanding of a f l ood c h a n g e ? _____ _____ 3. Why did Vicky s parents put a note on the refrigerator telling her not t o op e n i t ? _____ _____ 4. Wh a t ot h e r i t e ms b e s i d e s c l ot h e s mi g h t Vi c k y a n d h e r f a mi l y b e a b l e t o d on a t e t o v i c t i ms of t h e f l o od ? _____ _____ 5. Wh a t w ou l d you d o f or a n e n t i r e d a y wi t h ou t p owe r ? _____ _____ Grade 5 Reading Comprehension Worksheet Reading and Math for K-5 A nsw e r s: 1. R e t e l l t h e s t or y i n y ou r o wn w or d s . An s we r s wi l l v a r y. 2. How did Vicky s understanding of a Flood change?

9 H e r u n d e r s t a n d i n g of t h e f l ood c h a n g e d w h e n s h e s a w t h e n o t e of t h e f r i d g e d o or a n d h e a r d n oi s e s f r o m t h e b a s e me n t . S h e l e a r n e d t h a t t h e i r b a s e me n t wa s f l o od e d . 3. Wh y d i d Vi cky s parents put a note on the refrigerator telling her not t o op e n i t ? T h e y p u t a n ot e o n t h e r e f r i g e r a t or n ot t o op e n i t a s t h e p owe r wa s out. When the power is out the refrigerator does not work. You ll wa n t t o k e e p i t c l o s e d n o t t o l e t t h e c ol d a i r ou t, s o t h e f ood i n s i d e s t a ys f r e s h f or a l on g e r t i me . 4. Wh a t ot h e r i t e ms b e s i d e s c l ot h e s mi g h t Vi c k y a n d h e r f a mi l y b e a b l e t o d on a t e t o v i c t i ms of t h e f l o od ?

10 An s we r s wi l l v a r y, b u t a p p r op r i a t e r e s p on s e s c ou l d b e f oo d a n d b l a n k e t s . 5. Wh a t w ou l d you d o for a n e n t i r e d a y wi t h ou t p owe r ? An s we r s wi l l v a r y.