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Reading Poetry at Grade 5 is a free printable Grade 5 English worksheet on reading lines of poetry closely enough to say what they mean, aligned to Common Core standard RL.5.10. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Reading Poetry at Grade 5

RL.5.10

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Write the letter of the match next to each one.

1.Write the letter of what each line of poetry means.
  • Where the door was there is a road
  • Leaves wrote their goodbyes on the path
  • Time ran through our fingers
  • Mute as a stone among the gears
  • A.completely silent
  • B.autumn leaves fell and covered the path
  • C.the building has gone entirely
  • D.time passed too quickly
2.Write the letter of what each line of poetry means.
  • The kettle sang us home
  • The sun spilled gold across the lake
  • Snow tucked the village into bed
  • The moon kept watch over the fields
  • A.moonlight lay over the fields until morning
  • B.sunlight shone brightly on the water
  • C.a familiar sound made home feel welcoming
  • D.snow covered the village quietly

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Answer key — Reading Poetry at Grade 5

Set 21. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Where the door was there is a road — C (the building has gone entirely) 2. Leaves wrote their goodbyes on the path — B (autumn leaves fell and covered the path) 3. Time ran through our fingers — D (time passed too quickly) 4. Mute as a stone among the gears — A (completely silent)
  2. 2.1. The kettle sang us home — C (a familiar sound made home feel welcoming) 2. The sun spilled gold across the lake — B (sunlight shone brightly on the water) 3. Snow tucked the village into bed — D (snow covered the village quietly) 4. The moon kept watch over the fields — A (moonlight lay over the fields until morning)

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RL.5.10 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.