Sharing Makes It Special: The Stone Soup Story – Reading Comprehension for Class 5 

This Grade 5 reading comprehension worksheet brings the folk tale *The Stone Soup Story* to life — a timeless story about cooperation, generosity, and community spirit. Designed to build strong reading and inference skills, it encourages learners to understand both facts and moral meaning through guided exercises. 

Students will explore values of teamwork and kindness as they answer MCQs, short-answer questions, and critical thinking prompts. Each task helps children practice comprehension, sequencing events, and drawing conclusions — perfect for enhancing vocabulary and moral understanding. 

By engaging with this classic tale, learners develop empathy and clarity in expression while improving sentence structure and reading fluency. 

Why Reading Comprehension Matters in Grammar? 

Comprehension skills form the foundation of fluent communication. For Grade 5 learners, this topic is important because: 
1. It improves reading accuracy and vocabulary. 
2. It encourages interpretation and moral reflection. 
3. It connects grammar use with meaningful reading. 
4. It builds empathy and teamwork awareness through storytelling. 

What’s Inside This Worksheet? 

🧠 Exercise 1 – Multiple Choice Questions 
Students choose correct answers about what the travellers asked for, what they placed in the pot, and what the villagers learned from the story. 

✏️ Exercise 2 – Short Answer Questions 
Learners write complete-sentence answers about why the villagers closed their doors, what happened when everyone shared, and how the travellers inspired kindness. 

📚 Exercise 3 – Higher-Order Thinking 
Students reflect on the story’s message, teamwork, and why the soup became delicious, along with a vocabulary task on finding a synonym. 

📝 Vocabulary Builder 
Find the synonym of “tired” from the passage (answer: *exhausted*). 

✅ Answer Key (For Parents & Educators) 

Exercise 1 – Choose the Correct Option 
1. c) Water for stone soup 
2. b) A stone 
3. b) That sharing brings joy 

Exercise 2 – Short Answer Questions 
1. The villagers closed their doors because they feared losing their food. 
2. When everyone shared, the soup became rich, and they all enjoyed it together. 
3. The travellers used the idea of stone soup to encourage sharing and teamwork. 

Exercise 3 – Higher-Order Thinking Answers 
1. The story teaches that sharing builds happiness and unity. 
2. The soup became delicious because everyone contributed something to it. 
3. Teamwork appears as everyone adds ingredients for a common meal. 
4. Synonym for “tired”: exhausted. 

Help your child learn how sharing and teamwork make learning fun through this inspiring reading comprehension worksheet! 
Encourage kindness, cooperation, and critical thinking with every story they read. 
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