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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.
  • Mute as a stone among the gears
  • My heart was a drum on race day
  • Time ran through our fingers
  • Where the door was there is a road
  • A.completely silent
  • B.I felt nervous and excited
  • C.time passed too quickly
  • D.the building has gone entirely
2.Write the letter of what each line of poetry means.
  • Thunder grumbled behind the hills
  • The sun spilled gold across the lake
  • The moon kept watch over the fields
  • The kettle sang us home
  • A.a familiar sound made home feel welcoming
  • B.a storm could be heard far away
  • C.sunlight shone brightly on the water
  • D.moonlight lay over the fields until morning

LessonPrint · RL.5.10 · Set 25 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Reading Poetry at Grade 5

Set 25. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Mute as a stone among the gears — A (completely silent) 2. My heart was a drum on race day — B (I felt nervous and excited) 3. Time ran through our fingers — C (time passed too quickly) 4. Where the door was there is a road — D (the building has gone entirely)
  2. 2.1. Thunder grumbled behind the hills — B (a storm could be heard far away) 2. The sun spilled gold across the lake — C (sunlight shone brightly on the water) 3. The moon kept watch over the fields — D (moonlight lay over the fields until morning) 4. The kettle sang us home — A (a familiar sound made home feel welcoming)

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