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The Five W's of Reading Comprehension

A Grade 5 ELA worksheet focusing on identifying the Who, What, When, Where, and Why in reading passages to improve comprehension.

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.1CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.1

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ELAReading ComprehensionFive W'sGrade 5
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The Five W's of Reading Comprehension

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Read the passage carefully. Then, answer the questions that follow by identifying the Who, What, When, Where, and Why of the story.

The Great Bake Sale

Last Saturday morning, the fifth-grade class at Maple Street School held a bake sale to raise money for their field trip to the science museum. Mrs. Davis, their teacher, helped them organize everything. Sarah baked delicious chocolate chip cookies, and Tom brought homemade brownies. They set up tables outside the school, decorated with colorful balloons and signs. Many families from the neighborhood stopped by to buy treats. By noon, they had sold almost everything and raised enough money to cover the bus fare for the entire class. They were all very excited about their upcoming trip!

1. Who are the main people or groups involved in the story?

2. What happened in the story? What was the main event?

3. When did the event take place?

4. Where did the event happen?

5. Why did the event happen? What was the reason or purpose?

Fill in the blanks using information from the passage.

6. The bake sale was held by the   class at Maple Street School.

7. They needed to raise money for their field trip to the  .

8. By  , they had sold almost everything.