GR 5 Reading & Comprehension Worksheet 2 - AK

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Mnahel Al Jeel International School Mnahel Al Jeel International School

American Curriculum
License:43801455 Academic Year 2024-2025
Student’s Name Subject: English
Grade: 5 A/B Date:
Reading & Comprehension Worksheet 2 Term: 1
Mission: Manahel Al-Jeel International School aims to develop inquiring, self-confident, independent, productive, respectful and caring lifelong learners.
Vision: to empower students to acquire, demonstrate, articulate and value knowledge and skills that will aspire to achieve their full potential.
1. Story Genre: (Tall Tales)
A tall tale is a fictional story that stretches the truth.The heroes of tall tales are" larger
than life.”
Sometimes the heroes in a tall tale are completely made up.
Sometimes they are based on an actual person who really lived.
Through the telling of the story, these characters are given exaggerated
characteristics.
They are bigger or stronger than real people and solve problems in a
way thatis hard to believe.
The tall tale heroes were like regular people. They did the same type of work asthe
settlers, except they did it with amazing speed, strength, or cleverness.
1. PLOT SUMMARY:
On a summer night during a fierce thunder storm, a lively baby is born.
Ratherthan cry out while taking her first breath of life, she sits up and takes
hold of the lightning and thunder. Then, she tells her parents she is partial to
the name Rose, so they call her Thunder Rose. Full of spunk, determination,
andconfidence, Thunder Rose accomplishes everything she sets out to do.
She amazes her parents by drinking her milk while holding up a cow, creating
objects with scrap metal, staking a fence without assistance, and building a sky
scraper—all before the age of ten! At the age of 12, she single-handedly takes
down the leader of a pack of 2700 wild cattle with her quick wit and song,
makingthem a part of her family’s herd on their Old West ranch.
Later that year, as she drives those cattle to market in Abilene, she utilizes
somespare metals rods she always carries to lasso a gang of desperadoes and
deliver them to a local jail. During the long journey, the air is so dry and sour
that she lassos a cloud in an attempt to squeeze some rain out of it.
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The cloud fights back and develops into a vicious double tornado which Thunder Rose
successfully placates with a sweet melody. Finally, “a soft, drenching-and-soaking rain”
falls as she journeys on to Abilene. Rose realizesthe power of the music of her heart.
Stories of her amazing abilities spread like wildfire throughout the West.
Word Definition
branded (adj.) marked by burning the skin with a hot iron
constructed(v.) put together; fitted together; built
daintily(adv.) with delicate beauty; freshly and prettily
devastation(n.) the act of laying waste; destruction
lullaby(n.) a song for singing to a child; soft song
pitch(n.) a thick, black, sticky substance made from

tar or turpentine
resourceful(adj.) good at thinking of ways to do things;
quick witted
thieving(n.) stealing
veins (n.) blood vessels that carry blood to the heart

from all parts of the body

Q1: Choose the correct answer.
1. Which means the same thing as the underlined word?
It looked like the construction worker put pitch down in the pot hole.
a-tar b- concrete
2. Do you know the difference between arteries and veins?
a. blood vessels that carry blood to the heart
b. muscles in the legs and arms

3. The ballet dancer circled daintily around the flowers.
a-lovingly b-gracefully
4. My brother constructed a Lego city.
a-planned for b- build
5. Cowboys branded the cattle to identify the correct owner.
a-registered b-marked
6. The sheriff put up wanted posters in order to catch those people who were
thieving.
a-jailbirds b-stealing someone’s property
7. The devastation caused by the hurricane took months for the cleanup
crewsto manage.
a-activity b-destruction
8. I sang a sweet lullaby to the newborn.
a-prodigy b-soft song
9. When Andy came up with the plan for utilizing the new t-shirts, we
knew hewas the most resourceful on our team.
a-quick-witted b-dumbfounded
Comprehension questions related to the story.

Answer the following questions:-
1- What is the genre of the story “Thunder Rose”?
The Genre of the story is Tall Tale.

2- What are the characteristics of this genre?
Tall tale is an amusing story. It has great exaggeration. It has

bigger than life characters.

3. Describe the story protagonist?
She is skilled. She has special powers.

4. Describe the night that the protagonist was born at?
There was hailing rain, flashing lightning and booming

thunder.
5. Why does the author use slang, or informal language in the dialogue?
The author uses slang or informational language to make the

characters seem real.
6. What do you learn about Rose?
The answer may vary.
7. Why did Rose’s parents call her Thunder Rose?
Rose’s parents called her Thunder Rose because thunder and

lightning watched over her, and she snored as loud as thunder.
8. Find examples of exaggeration.
Rose woke up hungry as a bear!
She drank milk from the cow!
9. What effect did Rose’s lullaby have on Tater, the bull?
Rose’s lullaby let the bull fell asleep and relax.
10. How do you think Rose felt as she faced her challenge? Why?
She was confident and strong, even though she felt a

little nervous too, because they were coming from every
direction.

B- Use each of the following words in a meaningful sentence.
1. veins:
2. lullaby:
3. resourceful:
the answer may vary.
4. daintily:
5. constructed:
6. branded:
7. thieving:
8. devastation:
9. pitch:

Read the selection. Then answer the questions that follow.
Why the Raven Is Black

The people of the far north tell this story about Owl and Raven, who were best
friends. One day, Raven made a lovely new dress for Owl. Since Raven had been so
nice, Owl then began to make a white dress for Raven. Owl worked at night by the
light of a lamp that burned heavy oil. Owl tried to measure Raven for the dress, but
Raven kept hopping around.
“Oh, I’m going to be so beautiful!” Raven cried as she hopped.
“Stop that hopping,” Owl warned. “You’ll knock over the lamp.”
But Raven would not stand still. Just as owl had predicted, Raven finally knocked
over the lamp. The black oil spilled all over the white dress. That is why Raven is
black.
Answer the questions below.
1. Why did Owl begin to make a dress for Raven?
A. because Raven had made a dress for Owl
B. because Raven would not stand still
C. because Raven’s dress had been ruined
D. because Raven did not like Owl’s dress
2. What happened when Raven knocked over the lamp?
F. Owl told Raven to stop hopping.
G. Raven was excited about the new dress.
H. Owl’s dress was ruined.
J. Black oil spilled on Raven’s dress.

3. Which of the following words best describes Raven’s actions?
A. wise
B. careless
C. lazy
D. honest
4. What color would Raven be if she had not knocked over the lamp? Explain
your answer.
Raven would be white because the dress Owl was making for
her was white.

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Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Mnahel Al Jeel International School Mnahel Al Jeel International School

branded (adj.) marked by burning the skin with a hot iron

constructed(v.) put together; fitted together; built

daintily(adv.) with delicate beauty; freshly and prettily

devastation(n.) the act of laying waste; destruction

lullaby(n.) a song for singing to a child; soft song

pitch(n.) a thick, black, sticky substance made from

veins (n.) blood vessels that carry blood to the heart

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Comprehension questions related to the story.

The Genre of the story is Tall Tale.

Tall tale is an amusing story. It has great exaggeration. It has

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She is skilled. She has special powers.

There was hailing rain, flashing lightning and booming

The author uses slang or informational language to make the

The answer may vary.

7. Why did Rose’s parents call her Thunder Rose?

Rose’s parents called her Thunder Rose because thunder and

Rose’s lullaby let the bull fell asleep and relax.

She was confident and strong, even though she felt a

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Why the Raven Is Black

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