Patience and Courage: Reading Comprehension for Class 5

This Grade 5 reading comprehension worksheet, The Lion’s Whisker, teaches learners about patience, courage, and understanding through a heartwarming African tale. The story follows Amara, a brave girl who learns that love and trust grow through effort, not magic. The worksheet enhances reading comprehension, vocabulary, and moral reasoning through clear, structured exercises.

Learners reflect on emotions, cause and effect, and how patience can build stronger relationships at home and beyond.

Why Reading Comprehension Matters in Grammar?

Reading comprehension deepens both thought and empathy. For Grade 5 learners, this topic is valuable because:
1. It teaches emotional intelligence and problem-solving.
2. It encourages kindness and self-reflection through reading.
3. It improves contextual understanding and language fluency.
4. It connects reading with real-life moral lessons.

What’s Inside This Worksheet?

This worksheet includes comprehension activities that build clarity, empathy, and understanding:

🧠 Exercise 1 – Multiple Choice Questions
Students choose answers that check understanding of key story ideas and morals.

✏️ Exercise 2 – Short Answer Questions
Learners explain actions, lessons, and emotional changes using full-sentence responses.

📋 Exercise 3 – Reflective Questions
Students connect the story’s message to real-life experiences, practicing empathy and reasoning.

✅ Answer Key (For Parents & Educators)

Exercise 1 – Choose the Correct Option
1. c) To ask for a magic potion
2. b) She waited patiently and fed it
3. a) Patience and kindness build love

Exercise 2 – Short Answers
1. Her stepmother didn’t love her, and they often argued.
2. She bravely approached the lion every day to earn its trust.
3. The healer meant that love grows through patience and understanding.

Exercise 3 – Reflective Answers
1. To teach Amara that effort brings change, not magic.
2. Patience helps people understand and care for each other.
3. It shows love is earned through courage and kindness.
4. Synonym of "brave": Courage

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