Fifth Grade Basic Skills Reading Comprehension and Skills

1 Fifth Grade Basic SkillsReading Comprehensionand SkillsBasic Reading Skills activities necessary for developing the Skills students need to succeed!Written by: Elizabeth E. HansonLook for all of Teacher s Friend sBasic Skills Booksat your local educational retailer! Fifth Grade Basic Skills : Reading Comprehension and Skills Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic CompanyPage 1 Name_____ Date_____Student Page Completion ChartPassedPage No. SkillDate 3456789101112131415161718192021222324252 62728293031323334353637383940 Reading Comprehension - Story PlotReading Comprehension - Nathan HaleReading Comprehension - Paul RevereReading Comprehension - The Eagle Has Landed Reading Comprehension - ThorReading Comprehension - Tall TalesReading Comprehension - Dog TrainingReading Comprehension - Aquatic MovementReading Comprehension - Classroom TrialReading Comprehension - Save the ElephantsReading Comprehension - Colonists Come to AmericaReading Comprehension - The Colonial KitchenReading Comprehension - The Oak TreeReading Comprehension - The Impact of the AutomobileReading Comprehension - EcosystemsReading Comprehension - The Eating Habits of a MosquitoReading

2 Comprehension - Statue of LibertyReading Comprehension - Animal DefensesSequencing - Taking a Timed TestSequencing - Answering Essay QuestionsDictionary Skills - Finding DefinitionsDictionary Skills - Alphabetical OrderUsing Reference BooksUsing an EncyclopediaFact or OpinionUsing Who and WhomUsing Bring and TakePossessive NounsParts of Speech - Nouns, Verbs and AdjectivesParts of Speech - Pronouns, Adverbs and PrepositionsCommas - Setting Off Words in Direct AddressCommas - Using Commas in a SeriesCommas - Using Commas with Introductory WordsUsing ConjunctionsUsing ConjunctionsUsing Quotation MarksUsing Quotation MarksUsing Quotation MarksPage 2 Fifth Grade Basic Skills : Reading Comprehension and Skills Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic CompanyReading Comprehension StoriesStory The Eagle Has Landed.

3 The Come to Colonial Oak Impact of the Eating Habits of a of SkillsSequencing - Taking a Timed - Answering Essay Skills - Finding of ContentsTable of ContentsReading Skills -ContinuedDictionary Skills Alphabetical Reference an or Who and Bring and Parts of Speech - Nouns, Verbs and of Speech - Pronouns, Adverbs and - Words in Direct - Words in a - Introductory Quotation Quotation Quotation of these materials for commercial resale or distribution to an entireschool system or school/library district is strictly prohibited. Pages may be duplicatedfor one individual classroom set only. Materials may not be reproduced for other pur-poses without the prior written permission of the publisher. Copyright s Friend Publications.

4 All rights reserved. Printed in the Grade Basic Skills : Reading Comprehension and Skills Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic CompanyPage 3 Name _____Skill: Reading ComprehensionRead the story and answer the PlotThe plot of a story is the series of events in a story . It usually follows the pattern the first step, or the exposition, the reader learns about the characters and setting. The narrative hookis the part where the author grabs the reader s attention and relates the conflict, orthe problem in the story. Next is the rising action. During rising action, the author will add moreinformation and details to the story. The reader is wondering what will happen next. Rising actionleads to the climax. This is the most exciting part of the story. Who did it?

5 Or How will this storyend? the reader may ask. Then, in the falling action, the author will answer these , in the resolution, the story is brought to a conclusion. The next time you read a book, tryto identify the six steps that make up the is the main idea of this story? (Circle the answer)A. The climax is the best part of the Falling action always follows the The plot of a story usually has six Basic does a reader learn about during the exposition? word that means where the story is located is: (Circle the answer)A. conclusionB. settingC. step usually follows the climax? happens during the resolution?_____ExpositionClimaxResoluti onNarrativeHookFalling ActionRisingActionPage 4 Fifth Grade Basic Skills : Reading Comprehension and Skills Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic CompanyName _____Skill: Reading ComprehensionRead the story and answer the Hale I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.

6 American patriot Nathan Halespoke these words in 1776 as he was being led to the gallows to be hung by the British for beinga spy. Captain Hale, only twenty-one years of age, undertook a dangerous mission to go behindenemy lines. During the Revolutionary War, the American colonists had lost several important battles to the British. Volunteers were needed to spy on the position of the British army . Hale volunteered to do this for his country. He was secretly dropped on the shore of Long Island andwas able to pass all of the guards, except one. This last guard had Hale arrested. British GeneralHowe, without waiting for a trial, immediately ordered Hale to be executed. Even though he was avery young man, Hale handled himself with dignity and quietly accepted his fate.

7 Many of theBritish soldiers who witnessed Hale in his final hours admired him for these actions and for thosevery famous words he is the main idea of this story? (Circle the answer)A. Nathan Hale will always be remembered for his Being a spy is The British were cruel to execute Nathan did Hale volunteer to go on this dangerous mission? (Circle the answer) were the American colonists fighting against during the Revolutionary War? word that means to have great respect for is:A. positionB. fateC. did even the British soldiers admire Nathan Hale? word means one who loves his country ? (Circle the answer)A. volunteerB. patriotC. colonistFifth Grade Basic Skills : Reading Comprehension and Skills Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic CompanyPage 5 Name _____Skill: Reading ComprehensionRead the story and answer the RevereOne of the most famous heroes of the Revolutionary W ar is Paul Revere.

8 In April of 1775,American colonists in Boston were waiting for an attack on their city by the British. However, theydid not know if the attack would come by land or sea. Colonists acted as lookouts in Boston s OldNorth Church and had arranged signals to alert the citizens of the attack. From the top of thischurch, everyone in Boston would be able to see the signal. The signal was one if by land, two ifby sea. One lit lantern at the top of the Old North Church meant the attack was coming by land,and two lit lanterns meant the attack was coming by sea. As British ships sailed up the CharlesRiver, a single lantern was lit in the church. After seeing the signal, Paul Revere rode through thecountryside alerting his neighbors of the coming battle. Revere rode and rode all night shoutingthe news, The British are coming, the British are coming!

9 Thanks to his bravery, the colonial soldiers were prepared for the is the main idea of this story? (Circle the answer)A. The British attacked Boston by Lanterns were useful to Paul Revere s bravery helped prepare his neighbors for word for watchful, ready for action is: (Circle the answer)A. heroicB. alertC. is located in which state? did the colonists choose the Old North Church as the signal area?_____5. Why is Paul Revere considered a hero?_____Page 6 Fifth Grade Basic Skills : Reading Comprehension and Skills Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic CompanyName _____Skill: Reading ComprehensionRead the story and answer the questions. The Eagle Has Landed On July 20, 1969, American astronaut Neil Armstrong announced the following message: Houston, Tranquility base here, the Eagle has landed.

10 Armstrong, along with fellow astronaut Edwin Buzz Aldrin, had just become the first people to land on the moon. Afterleaving the huge Apollo rocket that continued to orbit the moon, the two astronauts carefully navigated the small lunar module toward the surface of the moon. The lunar module was nicknamed the Eagle. This nickname was given in honor of the bald eagle, the national bird of the United States. Millions of people from every country on Earth huddled near televisions and radios waiting for the news, wondering if a man would finally walk on the moon. Finally, Armstrong touched his foot to the ground and spoke the now famous words, That s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. 1. What is the main idea of this story? (Circle the answer)A.