5th Grade Reading Activities by Critical Skill

Vocabulary

• Analogies
• Antonyms
• Compound Words
• Connotation
• Context Clues
• Denotation
• Homographs
• Homophones
• Idioms
• Inflected Endings
• Multiple Meanings
• Prefixes
• Pronunciation Keys
• Roots
• Suffixes
• Synonyms
• Word Families
• Word Origins

Comprehension

• Author's Purpose
• Cause - Effect
• Characterization
• Climax
• Compare - Contrast
• Description - Details
• Drawing Conclusions
• Fact - Opinion
• Flashbacks
• Generalizations
• Inferencing
• Making Judgments
• Main Idea - Details
• Persuasions
• Plot
• Problem - Solution
• Sequencing
• Setting
• Summary
• Theme