Description
Peek inside the 5th Grade Reading Comprehension & Fluency Passages in the video below!
What makes these 5th Grade Reading Comprehension & Fluency Passages so unique?
Differentiation
There are three differentiated versions of each passage, for a total of 96 passage options! These passages have been carefully leveled, and the levels are subtly marked with a small icon in the corner. All three levels of passages will use the same reading comprehension question page, making differentiation simple! No child will feel left out since the mark is only a small symbol.
The digital passages and questions are on the same page in the Google Slides… no scrolling back and forth to answer questions. Movable clip art pieces for marking the answers and highlighting text are included on the same page as well. We also include a link to each leveled passage separately, so you can assign the correct version to each student without any confusion.

Reading Comprehension Questions
Every passage includes a full page of comprehension questions. The first question on every page will help students activate their background knowledge about the passage’s topic. This question is followed by comprehension questions from the text (multiple choice and free response). Last, there is a deeper thinking question to encourage critical thinking and hit a variety of grade-level language arts standards.
BONUS! A half-page option is also included for the reading comprehension questions (not pictured). This is a GREAT option if you want to save on paper while printing!

Reading Fluency for 5th Grade
This resource makes recording reading fluency data simple for you. There are several options included for tracking reading fluency! Up to three reads of each passage can be recorded directly on the passage page.
A teacher recording sheet and a student graph, as well as directions, are included, so you will know exactly what to do!

A wide variety of passage topics included
This comprehensive set of reading passages includes a variety of fiction and non-fiction passages. From stories to how-to lists, rest assured that your students will be reading a wide variety of texts with these passages! You can see the list of passages included in the full contents below.

The 5th grade reading comprehension & fluency passages include all of the following :
- Information & instructions for passage differentiation
- Reading comprehension questions information
- Instructions & tips for tracking reading fluency with these passages
- Binder cover & spines to keep it all organized
- Reading fluency teacher tracking pages
- Reading fluency student graph pages
- Reading passages & comprehension questions with the following titles:
- Volleyball Club
- The Balloon Animal
- How To Put On A School Musical
- Carter’s Fear
- The Scientific Method
- Tommy the Custodian
- My Love For Dogs
- Miguel and the Plant
- Bring Sports Back
- History of the Keyboard
- Who’s On Our Money?
- Change Your Thoughts
- The Missing Shoes
- Foreign Homes
- Police Partners
- Job Shadow
- Grasslands
- Federalism
- Famous Sisters
- The Ball Game
- Going Green!
- Family Vacation
- Watercolor
- The Cookie
- New School
- The Fort
- Bullies
- Track Injury
- Camping Predicament
- The Bake Sale
- Rock Collection
- Fairy Celebration
- Ready-to-go answer keys to make grading easy for you!













Madelyn K. –
Love that this is differentiated. The stories are kid friendly and interesting. The google slides will help when working one on one.
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Madelyn K. –
Passages are kid friendly and interesting to the students. The google slides will be helpful when working in small groups.
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Anne L. –
I really like the tracking sheet for the students and passages. Also, the differentiation makes it better for me when I work with students 1 on 1. They can all still read the same passage, but in different levels to stay consistent with everyone in the class. Thank you for this!!
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Lisa H. –
Kid friendly & awesome differentiation! Google Slides will work for both in school & at home learning!
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Amy S. –
These differentiated passages are excellent to use across multiple grade levels. Thank you for creating these resources that will save me countless hours finding ways to meet all the needs of my students.
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Liz C. –
This is a great resource to use with all different leveled readers in the classroom! I love that you can have everyone working on one passage but at their own level. This provides me with excellent feedback for student support teams or parent conferences!
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Samantha T. –
My students love using these and seeing their progress as time progresses!
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Chasing Sunsets –
Great resource, thank you!
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Krista T. –
Great resource!
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Lisa B. –
Thank you for this reading resource! I spent 13 years teaching Kindergarten before making the transition to 5th grade. Knowing how important it is for young students to develop strong early literacy skills, I wasn’t focused on fluency and comprehension. Now, these two skills are critical for upper elementary students to be successful readers AND writers. Thank you again for sharing this resource!
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Jessica W. –
I am planning to use this for the first time tomorrow. I am hopeful for a good outcome based on my planning for what I intend to use. This is so complete that even monitoring and data recording are taken care of in the packet.
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Donna M. –
Students are very engaged with passages.
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Alyssa K. –
I love these differentiated fluency & comprehension passages for my students. I have the 6th grade set I used a few years ago with my 6th graders during the pandemic, and they LOVED them & to see their progress–I anticipate my 5th graders to feel the same way!
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Lacey P. –
This is a great resource! The passages are engaging and I really like that they are differentiated.
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Sharon C. –
I love this, takes the stress out of recreating homework. Students gain a lot from the review style. Will use this again and again!
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Jenni P. –
I am using this packet as fluency work for students who need to practice their fluency. Students are enjoying the passages.
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Chakita J. –
An excellent resource for teaching reading comprehension.
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