Bonds of Trust: Reading Comprehension on My Best Friend 

This Grade 5 reading comprehension worksheet features a heartwarming story titled My Best Friend. The passage beautifully captures the friendship between two classmates, highlighting kindness, cooperation, and empathy. Students explore how sharing, helping, and understanding one another create lasting friendships built on respect and honesty.

The worksheet uses engaging exercises — factual recall, descriptive writing, and reflective analysis — to help learners understand emotional intelligence through reading. It strengthens vocabulary, comprehension, and moral reasoning in a relatable, real-life context. 

Why Reading Comprehension Matters in English Learning? 

Reading comprehension encourages children to relate text to personal experiences. For Grade 5 learners, it helps because: 
1. It develops empathy and communication. 
2. It enhances reasoning and problem-solving through real-life stories. 
3. It improves vocabulary and sentence construction. 
4. It builds confidence in expressing thoughts clearly. 

What’s Inside This Worksheet? 

This worksheet includes exercises designed to make comprehension both emotional and skill-based: 

🧠 Exercise 1 – Multiple-Choice Questions 
Students recall details and identify correct facts. 
Example: When do Riya and the narrator play badminton? 

✏️ Exercise 2 – Short Answer Questions 
Learners write short, complete answers about events and values in the story. 

📖 Exercise 3 – Reflective Thinking 
Students interpret values of patience, kindness, and honesty in friendship and find a synonym for “helping.” 

✅ Answer Key (For Parents & Educators) 

Exercise 1 – Choose the Correct Option 
1. (c) After school 
2. (a) Their meals 
3. (d) She listens and speaks kindly 

Exercise 2 – Answer the Following 
1. It makes the narrator’s day feel warm. 
2. They help each other with homework when a subject is hard. 
3. They play badminton together in the park. 

Exercise 3 – Reflective Questions 
1. Patience helps them understand feelings and stay calm with each other. 
2. It teaches that respect and honesty strengthen relationships. 
3. Sharing food shows care, trust, and closeness in their friendship. 
4. The word is “supported.” 

Help your child discover the true meaning of friendship and empathy through this joyful reading comprehension worksheet. 

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