Making Other Magic Reading Comprehension Worksheet
This Making Other Magic Reading Comprehension Worksheet gives 5th graders a two-page passage about the skill behind stage tricks, four questions, a written response, and an answer key.
$6.97
Or free with a membership — members pay $3.33/mo for all 10,000+ resources. See plans
Want this one free?
Tell us where to send it and it’s yours — no card, no catch.
One free resource per teacher. We’ll also send free teaching ideas each week — unsubscribe anytime.
Teaching is easier with a membership
Unlimited printables, games & videos for PreK–6th — for your classroom or homeschool. Cancel anytime.
Start your 3-day free trial$0 today · cancel anytime · Instant access to 10,000+ resources
About this resource
Description
The Making Other Magic Reading Comprehension Worksheet helps fifth graders read a longer informational passage closely and answer questions with evidence from the text. Strong readers learn new words from context, connect causes to effects, and pick out the main idea that ties a whole passage together.
About This Worksheet
This two-page passage explains how stage performers invent new tricks, and it makes one point clear from the start: the real magic is skill. Students learn how a trick begins with a question, how sleight of hand and misdirection work together, why performers build their own props, and why practice never really ends. After reading, students answer four multiple-choice questions and write a constructed response that explains the author’s claim with two details. Use it for independent reading, test prep, small groups, or homework.
What’s Included
- A two-page original informational passage, “Making Other Magic,” with a full-color illustration
- Four multiple-choice questions on vocabulary in context, cause and effect, details, and main idea
- One constructed-response question that asks students to support a claim with two details
- A complete answer key with a sample response
Why It Helps Kids
First, the passage is written at a 5th grade reading level and long enough to build real reading stamina. Second, key terms such as sleight of hand, misdirection, prop, and patter are defined right in the text, so students practice using context clues. Third, the written response asks students to explain a claim and back it up, a core skill in any 5th grade reading comprehension worksheet and on state reading tests.
Ideas for Teachers and Parents
Before reading, ask students whether they have ever watched a trick and wondered how it worked. After reading, have them list the steps a performer follows to create a new trick, from the first question to the final practice. Students could also compare this passage with a how-to text about another craft, like baking or woodworking. Pair this making other magic reading comprehension worksheet with other nonfiction passages to keep practicing evidence-based answers.
Related Resources
What teachers say
Reviews
You must be logged in to post a review.
This Team Sports Health and Fitness Reading Comprehension Worksheet gives 5th graders a lively non-fiction passage about staying active, plus main-idea, detail, and inference questions. An answer key is included for fast, no-prep reading practice.
This Justin Bieber Biography Reading Comprehension Worksheet will help your students build their reading comprehension skills while reading a biography about Justin Bieber.
This Football Time Reading Comprehension Worksheet gives 5th Grade students an informational passage about football plus main idea, detail, vocabulary and written response questions, with an answer key included, so nonfiction practice feels fun.
This Volleyball Time Reading Comprehension Worksheet pairs an original two-page volleyball story with six 5th grade questions and a full answer key, so readers build stamina and back up every answer with evidence from the text.
This Great Adventure Reading Comprehension Worksheet gives 5th Grade readers a two-page adventure story with multiple choice and written-response questions, plus an answer key, to build evidence-based comprehension.
This Harvest Festival Reading Comprehension Worksheet gives 5th graders a two-page informational passage about the Korean holiday Chuseok, five questions, and an answer key for no-prep practice with main idea and text evidence.
This Deer Hunting Reading Comprehension Worksheet gives 5th graders a two-page original story about a camera hunt for deer, plus six text-evidence questions. Answer key included, so it is ready for centers or homework.
This What's on Your Pizza? Reading Comprehension Worksheet gives 5th graders a two-page story about a homemade pizza night, plus multiple choice, vocabulary, and written response questions. An answer key is included, so comprehension practice takes no prep at all.
Using The Lorax Reading Comprehension Worksheet, students read and then answer questions using support from The Lorax.
The Statue of Liberty: A Famous Gift Reading Comprehension Worksheet gives 5th Grade readers a two-page true story plus six text-evidence questions, answer key included, so comprehension practice feels like real history.
This Follow the Recipe Reading Comprehension Worksheet gives 5th graders a two-page story about baking, plus questions on main idea, sequence, and cause and effect. An answer key is included, so checking work takes seconds.
This Musical Instruments Reading Comprehension Worksheet gives 5th grade readers an original story about choosing an instrument, plus seven questions and a complete answer key for quick, no-prep comprehension practice.
Reviews
There are no reviews yet