Class 5 Reading Passage on Monkey and Crocodile
Class 5 Reading Passage on Monkey and Crocodile
Trust and Trickery: Reading Comprehension for Class 5
This Grade 5 reading comprehension worksheet, The Monkey and the Crocodile, helps learners understand the importance of trust, clever thinking, and moral judgment. The story explores friendship, betrayal, and problem-solving as the monkey outsmarts the crocodile through quick thinking and wisdom. Students strengthen reading comprehension, vocabulary, and reasoning skills through objective, short-answer, and reflective questions.
This worksheet encourages learners to think critically about choices, loyalty, and the value of intelligence in challenging situations.
Why Reading Comprehension Matters in Grammar?
Reading comprehension builds deeper understanding and judgment. For Grade 5 learners, this topic is vital because:
1. It teaches how quick thinking helps solve real-life problems.
2. It develops reading fluency and moral awareness.
3. It builds vocabulary and improves understanding of cause and effect.
4. It encourages discussion on character and decision-making.
What’s Inside This Worksheet?
This worksheet includes interactive comprehension activities designed to build reasoning and reflection:
🧠 Exercise 1 – Multiple Choice Questions
Students answer fact-based questions that test comprehension and attention to story detail.
✏️ Exercise 2 – Short Answer Questions
Learners write responses to explain character motives and outcomes.
📋 Exercise 3 – Reflective Questions
Students interpret lessons about friendship, honesty, and quick thinking while expanding vocabulary.
✅ Answer Key (For Parents & Educators)
Exercise 1 – Choose the Correct Option
1. b) On a mango tree
2. a) She thought it was sweet
3. c) He tricked the crocodile into going back
Exercise 2 – Short Answers
1. They were friendly and shared food.
2. He agreed because he loved his wife and did not want to upset her.
3. He said his heart was on the tree to escape.
Exercise 3 – Reflective Answers
1. It teaches that trust must be earned, not given blindly.
2. His clever words saved his life and revealed the crocodile’s plan.
3. Greed can destroy true friendship and peace.
4. Synonym of "intelligent": Clever
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Frequently Asked Questions
By identifying supportive actions and discussing how relationships change through choices.
Encouraging children to explain cause and effect strengthens clarity and reasoning.
It helps learners recognize motives, loyalty, and different viewpoints.
