Mystery of the Broken Pie - K5 Learning

1 grade 5 Reading Comprehension Worksheet Reading and Math for K-5 Read the short story. Then answer each question. Mystery of the Broken Pie T h e s u n wa s s h i n i n g on t h e s p a r k l i n g g r a s s . I t wa s mor n i n g , a n d t h e g r a s s wa s s t i l l we t f r om t h e d e w . We we r e e x c i t e d t o s e e t h e s u n s h i n e a f t e r d a ys of r a i n ! S yd n e y a n d I we r e t i r e d of b e i n g s t u c k i n s i d e . Mom, can we go out and play? I shouted. You and Sydney need to clean your rooms first. I m excited to get some fresh air in the house, it s time for a good spring cleaning! Mom a n s we r e d . S yd n e y a n d I l ook e d a t e a c h ot h e r a n d g r oa n e d.

2 We wa n t e d t o g e t ou t s i d e , n ot b e s t u c k i n s i d e c l e a n i n g . B u t we k n e w we c o u l d g o p l a y a s s oon a s we f i n i s h e d c l e a n i n g . We d e c i d e d t o ma k e i t a r a c e t o s e e wh o c ou l d c l e a n t h e i r r oom t h e f a s t e s t . B u t we h a d t o c l e a n u p t h e r i g h t wa y , ot h e r wi s e M om wo u l d ma k e u s r e d o i t . GO! we shouted. I picked up all my clothes a n d p u t t h e m i n my h a mp e r . I t u c k e d i n my s h e e t s a n d p u l l e d t h e c o mf or t e r ov e r my b e d s o i t l oo k e d l i k e a ma g a z i n e p i c t u r e . Al l of my b o ok s we n t b a c k on t h e b ook s h e l f , a n d my t oys a n d g a me s we n t b a c k i n t h e c l os e t.

3 DONE! I heard Sydney shout from her r oo m d ow n t h e h a l l . Aw, man, I was just about to shout it out. Good job, Sydney, I said. Sydney jumped up and down. I never f i n i s h c l e a n i n g b e f or e y ou , Aiden! she exclaimed. S h e l oo k e d s o e x c i t e d I couldn t even be mad at my l i t t l e s i s t e r . grade 5 Reading Comprehension Worksheet Reading and Math for K-5 Let s go outside, I said. We walked into the kitchen, where my mom had all the ingredients out to make her famous apple pie. Can we go play now? I asked Mom. Sure! I m just going to get this pie in the oven and s t a r t c l e a n i n g . Ma k e s u r e you s t a y i n t h e ya r d , a n d i f you p l a y n i c e l y, you ll get some pie in a few hours!

4 She replied. S yd n e y a n d I p l a ye d i n t h e ya r d . We r od e b i k e s , p l a ye d on t h e s wi n g s e t , a n d ma d e u p a d v e n t u r e s t o g o on . A c ou p l e of h ou r s l a t e r , we c ou l d smell the pie in the air. Mmmmm, Sydney said. I m hungry. Let s go see if that pie is ready. Wh e n we g ot i n t h e h ou s e , we c ou l d h e a r Mo m v a c u u mi n g i n t h e l i v i n g r oom . S y d n e y a n d I wa l k e d t o t h e k i t c h e n t o s e e i f t h e p i e l oo k e d r e a d y. Mom h a d s e t t h e p i e t o c ool b y t h e k i t c h e n wi n d ow . We p e e r e d u p a t t h e p i e a n d g a s p e d . I t wa s a m e s s ! T h e c r u s t on t o p h a d h ol e s i n i t , a n d t h e f i l l i n g w a s a l l ov e r t h e p l a c e.

5 What happened? Sydney asked. Mom s pies never look like that! I don t know, but we d better figure it out before Mom sees t h e p i e a n d thinks we did it! I answered. We ran back outside and sat down under the tree. What do you think could have happened, Sydney? maybe Mom dropped the pie when she took it out of the oven. Sydney replied. Is there evidence for that? I asked. I don t remember, we d probably have to go back and check around the oven to see if there s a mess. Let s think of other possibilities first, then we can go back and search the s c e n e of t h e c r i me . I wou l d s a y t h a t m a yb e t h e c a t g o t i n t o t h e p i e , b u t we d on t have a cat, so that can t be grade 5 Reading Comprehension Worksheet Reading and Math for K-5 S yd n e y a n d I s a t o u t s i d e f or a wh i l e , t r yi n g t o t h i n k of i d e a s.

6 B i r d s k e p t f l yi n g i n a n d ou t of t h e t r e e a b ov e u s . T h e y g a v e me a n i d e a . I l ook e d t owa r d t h e k i t c h e n , wi t h t h e wi d e-op e n wi n d ow . Hey, I bet that some birds smelled the pie and wanted a piece! It s right by the open window! We should go check for little bird footprints, I said. You re right! Sydney exclaimed. And if there aren t any footprints, we can look for other clues while we re in the kitchen. We wa l k e d b a c k i n t o t h e k i t c h e n . M o m wa s s t i l l v a c u u mi n g . S yd n e y a n d I t i p t oe d ov e r t o t h e p i e t o s e a r c h f or e v i d e n c e . N e x t t o t h e p i e , we s a w t h e f i l l i n g , a n d on e s ma l l f o ot p r i n t . That looks like a bird footprint, right?

7 I asked Sydney. She agreed. We h e ar d t h e v a c u u m t u r n of f , a n d Mo m wa l k e d i n t o t h e k i t c h e n . What are you two doing by the pie? she asked. We came back in from playing outside and wanted some pie, because it smells delicious. But when we got in here, the pie was a mess! I said. S yd n e y added, We had to solve the Mystery of why it s Broken i n p i e c e s , b e c a u s e y ou r p i e s a r e a l wa ys b e a u t i f u l . Ai d e n h a d a n i d e a t h a t s ome b i r d s mi g h t h a v e gotten into it! Look, there s a little footprint! Oh goodness, Mom answered, you guys a r e r i g h t . I g u ess I ll have to get a screen b a c k on t h i s k i t c h e n wi n d ow . We l l , w h a t d o you g u ys t h i n k a b o u t g oi n g ou t t o g e t i c e cream since the birds ate our pie?

8 Yay!!! we shouted, and dashed off to the car. S ol v i n g mys t e r i e s s u r e ma k e s y ou h u n g r y! grade 5 Reading Comprehension Worksheet Reading and Math for K-5 Que st i o n s: 1. H ow d i d S yd n e y a n d Ai d e n f e e l wh e n t h e y s a w t h e me s s e d-u p p i e ? H i g h l i g h t e v i d e n c e f r om t h e t e x t t h a t s u p p or t s you r a n s we r . _____ _____ 2. Retell the story from the mom s point of view. _____ _____ 3. Wh y d i d S yd n e y an d Ai d e n r u n b a c k o u t s i d e a f t e r t h e y s a w t h e me s s e d-up pie? How would the story have changed if they d gotten t h e i r m om i n s t e a d ? _____ _____ 4. Do yo u t h i n k Ai d e n i s a g oo d b i g b r ot h e r ?

9 H ow c a n you t e l l ? _____ _____ 5. C r e a t e a n o t h e r p i e c e of e v i d e n c e t h a t c ou l d h a v e h e l p e d t h e c h a r a c t e r s f i g u r e o u t h ow t h e p i e g ot me s s e d u p . _____ _____ grade 5 Reading Comprehension Worksheet Reading and Math for K-5 A nsw e r s: 1. H ow d i d S yd n e y a n d Ai d e n f e e l wh e n t h e y s a w t h e me s s e d-u p p i e ? H i g h l i g h t e v i d e n c e f r om t h e t e x t t h a t s u p p or t s you r a n s we r . An s we r s wi l l v a r y, b u t p o t e n t i a l a n s we r s i n c l u d e t h e y we r e s c a r ed, h or r i f i e d or n e r v ou s . We peered up at the pi e and gaspe d.. I don t know, bu t we d be tter fi gure i t out before Mom see s the pi e and t hi nks we di d i t!

10 I ans wered. 2. Retell the story from the mom s point of view. An s we r s wi l l v a r y. 3. Wh y d i d S yd n e y a n d Ai d e n r u n b a c k o u t s i d e a f t e r t h e y s a w t h e me s s e d-up pie? How would the story have changed if they d gotten t h e i r m om i n s t e a d ? T h e y r a n b a c k ou t s i d e a f t e r t h e y s a w t h e p i e t o t r y t o t h i n k o f i d e a s of wh a t h a p p e n e d t o i t . 4. Do yo u t h i n k Ai d e n i s a g oo d b i g b r ot h e r ? H ow c a n you t e l l ? Ye s , h e i s r e s p on s i b l e , h e p l a ys we l l wi t h h i s s i s t e r a n d h e i n c l u d e s h i s s i s t e r i n s ol v i n g t h e mys t e r y of t h e b r ok e n p i e . 5. C r e a t e a n o t h e r p i e c e of e v i d e n c e t h a t c ou l d h a v e h e l p e d t h e c h a r a c t e r s f i g u r e o u t h ow t h e p i e g ot me s s e d u p.