The Golden Brush: Reading Comprehension for Class 5

This Grade 5 reading comprehension worksheet, The Magic Paintbrush, teaches children how kindness and creativity can change lives. The story follows Ravi, a poor boy who uses a magical paintbrush to help the needy and learns the importance of using talents for good. Students answer factual and reflective questions that strengthen comprehension, vocabulary, and moral reasoning.

Through guided reading tasks, learners explore how choices reflect character and how generosity overcomes greed. This worksheet builds empathy, language fluency, and awareness of positive values.

Why Reading Comprehension Matters in Grammar?

Reading comprehension builds both understanding and empathy. For Grade 5 learners, this topic is important because:
1. It helps students analyze moral lessons and cause-effect relationships.
2. It strengthens vocabulary and expression through story reading.
3. It encourages reflection on values like kindness and responsibility.
4. It develops logical thinking and writing skills through responses.

What’s Inside This Worksheet?

This worksheet includes engaging comprehension activities that combine reading with reflection:

🧠 Exercise 1 – Multiple Choice Questions
Students identify correct options that test their understanding of story facts and morals.

✏️ Exercise 2 – Short Answer Questions
Learners respond to direct questions about events, actions, and outcomes in the story.

📋 Exercise 3 – Reflective Questions
Students interpret lessons, identify key morals, and find synonyms for vocabulary enrichment.

✅ Answer Key (For Parents & Educators)

Exercise 1 – Choose the Correct Option
1. b) A golden paintbrush
2. a) The pictures came to life
3. c) Greed leads to trouble

Exercise 2 – Short Answers
1. An old woman gave him the paintbrush in his dream.
2. Ravi painted food and water to help the hungry and thirsty.
3. The landlord slipped into the river while trying to get gold.

Exercise 3 – Reflective Answers
1. She trusted Ravi’s kind heart and wanted him to help others.
2. Ravi’s kindness helped others; the landlord’s greed caused his fall.
3. It teaches that real talent should be used to help, not harm.
4. Synonym of "aid": Help

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