Save Every Drop: Reading Comprehension on Water Conservation for Class 5

This Grade 5 reading comprehension worksheet focuses on the vital theme of “Save Water, Save Life.” The passage helps students understand the importance of water in everyday life—its uses in drinking, cooking, cleaning, and farming—and the consequences of wasting it. Through an age-appropriate moral story, children learn that saving water is essential for the survival of all living beings.

Why Water Conservation Matters in Grammar? 

Reading comprehension based on environmental themes builds both language and awareness. For Grade 5 learners, this topic is important because: 
1. It connects real-world concerns with reading and reflection. 
2. It improves fact-finding, inference, and moral reasoning skills. 
3. It encourages thoughtful reading aligned with sustainable values. 
4. It integrates science and language learning in a meaningful way. 

What’s Inside This Worksheet? 

This worksheet includes multiple exercises designed to strengthen comprehension and critical thinking: 

🧠 Exercise 1 – Multiple Choice Questions 
Students identify the main message, causes of water shortage, and practical ways to conserve water. 

✏️ Exercise 2 – Short Answer Questions 
Learners describe how people waste water, why it is necessary for life, and how schools can encourage conservation. 

💧 Exercise 3 – Analytical Thinking 
Students reflect on habits that help save water, the results of continued wastage, and ways communities can create awareness. 

✅ Answer Key (For Parents & Educators) 

Exercise 1 – Multiple Choice Questions 
1. b) Save water to save life 
2. b) Wastage and overuse 
3. c) By using buckets and fixing leaks 

Exercise 2 – Short Answer Questions 
1. People waste water through dripping taps and overuse. 
2. Saving water is necessary because all living beings depend on it. 
3. Schools can teach students to value water and encourage conservation. 

Exercise 3 – Analytical Thinking 
1. Everyone should fix leaks, turn off taps, and use only what is needed. 
2. If we keep wasting water, many areas will face drought and suffering. 
3. Communities can hold campaigns and spread awareness messages. 
4. Synonym of “precious”: valuable – Water is a valuable resource. 

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