Volleyball Time Reading Comprehension Worksheet
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.
$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
Reading comprehension is the skill that turns decoding into real understanding, and fifth graders build it fastest when the text is worth reading. This Volleyball Time Reading Comprehension Worksheet gives them a two-page original story about Khloe, her first volleyball season, and the teammate who reminds her that nobody wins a point alone. Along the way the passage teaches how the sport actually works: three touches per side, six players on an indoor court, the clockwise rotation, and where the game came from back in 1895.
Students read the full story on pages one and two, then answer six comprehension questions on page three. Four fill-in-the-bubble items cover main idea, word meaning in context, sequence of events, and character motivation. Two written-response items ask students to explain the bump, set, spike pattern and to use two details from the text to explain how Khloe changes. Page four is the complete answer key, so grading takes about a minute.
What’s Included
- A two-page original reading passage, 787 words, written at a fifth grade reading level
- Four multiple choice questions with four answer choices each
- Two written-response questions that require evidence from the text
- A full answer key page with a sample response
- Printable PDF, prints clean in black and white, no prep required
Three reasons this volleyball time reading comprehension worksheet helps kids. First, the passage is long enough to build genuine reading stamina instead of testing a single paragraph. Second, every question is answerable from the story, so students practice going back into the text and hunting for evidence rather than guessing. Third, the sports topic pulls in reluctant readers who will gladly read eight hundred words about a serve.
Teachers can use this 5th grade reading comprehension worksheet as a guided reading passage, a literacy center rotation, morning work, a substitute plan, or homework. Parents can read page one aloud together and let the child take page two alone. Try asking students to underline the sentence that proves each answer before they fill in a bubble.
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 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 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 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 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.
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 Unique Reading Comprehension Worksheet gives 5th Grade students a two-page nonfiction passage on the patterns that make each person one of a kind, five questions and an answer key, so reading practice is ready to hand out.
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 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