Fair and Wise: Reading Comprehension for Class 5

This Grade 5 reading comprehension worksheet, The Clever Farmer and the Judge, helps learners strengthen moral understanding and reasoning skills through a real-life inspired story. The passage encourages students to think critically about honesty, fairness, and decision-making. It includes multiple-choice and short-answer exercises that build comprehension accuracy, vocabulary, and inference skills.

Learners answer fact-based and reflective questions that reinforce cause and effect, character reasoning, and the idea that truth always prevails. Each activity promotes reading fluency and comprehension confidence while improving judgment and moral learning.

Why Reading Comprehension Matters in Grammar?

Reading comprehension develops not just language but reasoning. For Grade 5 learners, this topic is vital because:
1. It helps students infer ideas and evaluate actions.
2. It builds moral thinking and problem-solving.
3. It enhances vocabulary through story-based context.
4. It encourages reflection on fairness and honesty.

What’s Inside This Worksheet?

This worksheet offers interactive comprehension tasks that strengthen moral and critical reading:

🧠 Exercise 1 – Multiple Choice Questions
Students choose the most appropriate answers related to story facts and moral understanding.

✏️ Exercise 2 – Short Answer Questions
Learners write short, text-based answers to explain events and characters.

📋 Exercise 3 – Reflective Questions
Students connect ideas, identify morals, and find word meanings for deeper engagement.

✅ Answer Key (For Parents & Educators)

Exercise 1 – Choose the Correct Option
1. a) He thought it belonged to him
2. d) The judge
3. b) Truth and fairness win

Exercise 2 – Short Answers
1. Ramu wanted a fair decision as his neighbour wrongly claimed his mangoes.
2. The judge asked from which side the fruits fell when the wind blew.
3. They admired the honesty of the farmer and the wisdom of the judge.

Exercise 3 – Reflective Answers
1. The question helped reveal the real owner without blaming anyone.
2. It suggests that fairness and reasoning bring justice.
3. His honesty made people respect him and win the case.
4. Synonym of "praised": Admired

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