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Grade 5 Reading Worksheet
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The Violin Under the Bed
Rafael's violin case lived under his bed, behind a pile of winter sweaters. He practiced every day after school, but only when the house was empty. If he heard the front door open, he stopped in the middle of a note. His teacher, Mrs. Kowalski, said he had a good ear, but Rafael didn't believe her.
His older sister, Ines, noticed. One afternoon she came home early and stood quietly in the hallway. Rafael was playing a slow song their grandmother used to hum while she cooked. The notes were warm and only a little scratchy. When Ines stepped on a creaky board, the music stopped at once.
"Why do you always stop?" she asked through the door.
"I wasn't playing," Rafael said. The violin was already back in its case.
Ines didn't argue. Instead, she sat down on the floor outside his room. "Abuela's birthday is on Sunday," she said. "She says she wants just one present this year. She wants to hear you play."
Rafael pictured his friend Devon at the last class picnic. Devon had heard him practicing through an open window and laughed. "It sounds like a squeaky gate," he had said. Rafael's ears still felt hot when he remembered it.
"Devon will be there," Rafael said.
"Devon's family is invited to everything," Ines agreed. "That doesn't change what Abuela asked for."
All week, Rafael practiced with his door open. On Sunday, the backyard was full of cousins, neighbors and folding chairs. When Ines tapped a glass, Rafael's hands were damp. He lifted the violin to his chin and played Abuela's song. He missed one note near the end, but he kept going. Nobody laughed. A neighbor's baby even stopped fussing to listen.
When he finished, Abuela pressed both hands over her heart. She didn't say anything at first. Then she hugged him so tightly that his bow nearly slipped.
Later, Devon found him by the lemon tree. Rafael waited for the joke. Instead, Devon kicked at the grass. "I started trumpet lessons," he said. "My mom says I sound like a goose with a cold. Could you show me how you practice?"
Rafael laughed, and this time his ears did not feel hot at all.
Which quotation best supports the inference that Rafael is embarrassed about his playing?
- He practiced every day after school, but only when the house was full.
- If he heard the front door open, he played a little louder.
- If he heard the front door open, he stopped in the middle of a note.
- The notes were warm and only a little scratchy.
Which quotation shows that Rafael's playing is actually good?
- The notes were warm and only a little scratchy.
- "It sounds like a squeaky gate," he had said.
- Rafael's violin case lived under his bed, behind a pile of winter sweaters.
- The notes were loud and very scratchy.
Which quotation best supports the inference that Ines is patient with her brother?
- Ines didn't argue. Instead, she sat down on the floor outside his room.
- Ines argued. Then she sat down on the floor outside his room.
- Ines didn't listen. Instead, she walked away from his room.
- "Devon's family is invited to everything," Ines agreed.
Which quotation explains why Rafael worries about Devon?
- Instead, Devon kicked at the grass.
- "It sounds like a singing bird," he had said.
- Later, Devon found him by the lemon tree.
- "It sounds like a squeaky gate," he had said.
Which quotation shows that Rafael decided to face his fear before Sunday?
- On Sunday, the backyard was full of cousins, neighbors and folding chairs.
- The violin was already back in its case.
- All week, Rafael practiced with his door open.
- All week, Rafael practiced with his door closed.
Which quotation best supports the inference that Rafael was nervous before he played?
- When Ines tapped a glass, Rafael's hands were damp.
- When Ines tapped a glass, Rafael's hands were steady.
- He lifted the violin to his chin and played Abuela's song.
- Then she hugged him so tightly that his bow nearly slipped.
