Celebration and Smiles: Reading Comprehension on My Birthday Party 

This Grade 5 reading comprehension worksheet brings joy to learning with a heartfelt story titled My Birthday Party. The passage describes how the narrator’s family decorates their home, welcomes friends, plays games, and celebrates together. It helps students connect emotionally with themes of love, planning, and gratitude while improving comprehension skills.

Through three engaging exercises — factual, descriptive, and reflective — learners develop their ability to recall events, understand emotions, and express opinions about shared experiences. The worksheet uses familiar, real-life settings to make reading relatable and enjoyable for children. 

Why Reading Comprehension Matters in English Learning?

 Reading comprehension is key to understanding emotions, settings, and relationships in stories. For Grade 5 learners, it helps because: 
1. It enhances focus and empathy. 
2. It develops sentence-level understanding and reasoning. 
3. It encourages connection between real life and text. 
4. It supports creativity and writing clarity. 

What’s Inside This Worksheet? 

This worksheet includes a mix of question types to boost comprehension and emotional learning: 

🧠 Exercise 1 – Multiple-Choice Questions 
Students select answers to recall key details about the story. 
Example: When did the friends arrive? 

✏️ Exercise 2 – Short Answer Questions 
Learners respond to questions about decorations, activities, and feelings using complete sentences. 

📖 Exercise 3 – Reflective Questions 
Students think deeper about family effort, happiness, and what makes a celebration meaningful. 

✅ Answer Key (For Parents & Educators)

 Exercise 1 – Choose the Correct Option 
1. (b) Afternoon 
2. (a) Musical chairs 
3. (c) Cherished 

Exercise 2 – Answer the Following 
1. They wanted to get the room ready before guests arrived. 
2. They took group photos together near the decorated wall. 
3. The cake and snacks were served as part of the celebration. 

Exercise 3 – Reflective Questions 
1. The decorations and activities show thoughtful preparation by the family. 
2. The shared time with friends and family mattered most because it made the narrator feel cherished. 
3. It shows that spending time with loved ones can create meaningful happiness. 
4. The word is “cherished.” 

Make your child’s learning as joyful as a birthday celebration with this fun comprehension worksheet! 

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