Guided by Love: Reading Comprehension on My Grandparents 

This Grade 5 reading comprehension worksheet features a touching passage titled My Grandparents. The story celebrates the warmth and wisdom of grandparents through everyday moments—morning walks, shared meals, and caring conversations. It helps children recognize family bonds, kindness, and patience while developing strong reading and reflection skills.

Learners explore the passage through three types of exercises — factual recall, descriptive answers, and value-based reflection. The worksheet encourages empathy and understanding while improving vocabulary, sentence structure, and moral reasoning in young readers. 

Why Reading Comprehension Matters in English Learning?

 Reading comprehension goes beyond recognizing words — it teaches children to connect with emotions and life lessons. For Grade 5 learners, it helps because: 
1. It strengthens moral understanding and empathy. 
2. It enhances focus and interpretation of daily-life stories. 
3. It improves language fluency through context-based vocabulary. 
4. It encourages gratitude and family awareness. 

 

What’s Inside This Worksheet?

This worksheet blends knowledge and emotion to build comprehension depth: 

🧠 Exercise 1 – Multiple-Choice Questions 
Students identify key facts and story details. 
Example: When do the narrator and grandfather take their walk? 

✏️ Exercise 2 – Short Answer Questions 
Learners explain actions and routines that show care and cooperation. 

📖 Exercise 3 – Reflective Questions 
Students explore moral values like kindness, patience, and gratitude while finding an antonym for “cruel.” 
 

✅ Answer Key (For Parents & Educators) 

Exercise 1 – Choose the Correct Option 
1. (a) Morning 
2. (c) Cook and help with schoolwork 
3. (b) Grateful 

Exercise 2 – Answer the Following 
1. He tells about plants, birds, and calm mornings. 
2. They water plants and clean the small garden together. 
3. She cooks meals and helps with school projects. 

Exercise 3 – Reflective Questions 
1. Their routines and gentle guidance make the home calm and loving. 
2. They may learn to be patient and thoughtful with others. 
3. Support helps the narrator feel confident and emotionally safe. 
4. The word is “kindly.” 

Help your child learn gratitude, care, and empathy while improving reading comprehension through this meaningful family-themed worksheet. 

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