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Grade 5 Reading Worksheet - Challenge Me

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Read the five texts. Circle how each text named in a question is organized.

  1. Read this first

    Five short texts

    Text A
    A coral reef is full of color. Bright fish dart between branches of orange and purple coral, and tiny shrimp hide in the cracks.

    Text B
    Mia's bike tire kept going flat. She found a small nail stuck in the tire. Her dad fixed the problem by patching the hole.

    Text C
    Summer and winter are different. Summer days are long and warm, but winter days are short and cold.

    Text D
    To plant a bean, first dig a small hole. Next, drop in the seed and cover it with soil. After that, water it gently. Finally, put the pot in a sunny window.

    Text E
    Because the ice on the pond was thin, it cracked under the heavy rock.

  2. How is Text A organized?

    • sequence
    • problem and solution
    • cause and effect
    • compare and contrast
    • description
  3. How is Text B organized?

    • sequence
    • problem and solution
    • cause and effect
    • compare and contrast
    • description
  4. How is Text C organized?

    • sequence
    • problem and solution
    • cause and effect
    • compare and contrast
    • description
  5. How is Text D organized?

    • sequence
    • problem and solution
    • cause and effect
    • compare and contrast
    • description
  6. How is Text E organized?

    • sequence
    • problem and solution
    • cause and effect
    • compare and contrast
    • description
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Answer Key - Grade 5 Reading Worksheet - Challenge Me

Read the five texts. Circle how each text named in a question is organized.

  1. Read this first

    Five short texts

    Text A
    A coral reef is full of color. Bright fish dart between branches of orange and purple coral, and tiny shrimp hide in the cracks.

    Text B
    Mia's bike tire kept going flat. She found a small nail stuck in the tire. Her dad fixed the problem by patching the hole.

    Text C
    Summer and winter are different. Summer days are long and warm, but winter days are short and cold.

    Text D
    To plant a bean, first dig a small hole. Next, drop in the seed and cover it with soil. After that, water it gently. Finally, put the pot in a sunny window.

    Text E
    Because the ice on the pond was thin, it cracked under the heavy rock.

  2. How is Text A organized?

    • sequence
    • problem and solution
    • cause and effect
    • compare and contrast
    • description
  3. How is Text B organized?

    • sequence
    • problem and solution
    • cause and effect
    • compare and contrast
    • description
  4. How is Text C organized?

    • sequence
    • problem and solution
    • cause and effect
    • compare and contrast
    • description
  5. How is Text D organized?

    • sequence
    • problem and solution
    • cause and effect
    • compare and contrast
    • description
  6. How is Text E organized?

    • sequence
    • problem and solution
    • cause and effect
    • compare and contrast
    • description