Strong Yet Gentle: Reading Comprehension for Class 5

This Grade 5 reading comprehension worksheet, The Banyan Tree and the Storm, teaches an inspiring lesson about humility, patience, and adaptability. Through the tale of a proud banyan tree and a flexible reed, learners discover that true strength lies not in resistance but in resilience. The passage encourages students to reflect on how flexibility and calmness help overcome challenges in life.

This worksheet builds comprehension, vocabulary, and reasoning skills while helping children appreciate moral lessons from nature.

Why Reading Comprehension Matters in Grammar?

Reading comprehension connects moral thinking with expression. For Grade 5 learners, this topic is important because:
1. It helps them interpret morals and natural symbolism in stories.
2. It builds empathy and understanding of character choices.
3. It develops higher-order thinking and reasoning abilities.
4. It teaches humility and self-awareness through storytelling.

What’s Inside This Worksheet?

This worksheet offers meaningful comprehension exercises that develop both reading and reflection:

🧠 Exercise 1 – Multiple Choice Questions
Students choose correct options that test attention to story details and morals.

✏️ Exercise 2 – Short Answer Questions
Learners explain key ideas and character lessons using short, clear sentences.

📋 Exercise 3 – Reflective Questions
Students connect moral values like flexibility and humility to real-life experiences.

✅ Answer Key (For Parents & Educators)

Exercise 1 – Choose the Correct Option
1. b) Its strength and roots
2. c) It fell to the ground
3. a) Flexibility brings strength

Exercise 2 – Short Answers
1. It looked down on the reed and called it weak.
2. The reed bent with the wind instead of resisting it.
3. It realised that pride leads to downfall.

Exercise 3 – Reflective Answers
1. Humility helps us stay calm and learn from challenges.
2. Flexibility helps people adjust and grow through difficulties.
3. Real strength comes from patience and openness.
4. Synonym of "slim": Slender

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