5 1 quote accurately and infer grade 5 worksheet Worksheet

(From the ending of a novel) The town’s power was gone, and the streetlights were dark. People moved through the evening by candle and memory. On the hill, the old windmill stood still, its blades frozen like hands that had stopped clapping. Yet in the community garden, the winter beds were covered with blankets of straw. Ms. Avery knelt there with a flashlight and showed the children small green tips pushing up. “They’re early,” a boy said. “Should we cover them more?” Ms. Avery smiled into the beam. “We’ll protect them,” she said, “but we won’t hide them.” She brushed the straw gently and added, “Even in the dark, the seeds remember the sun.” Above us, the first star appeared, quiet but stubborn.

I told my friend I wasn’t scared of anything. "Spiders? Whatever. Heights? Easy," I said, leaning back like a movie hero. When the teacher announced we would present our projects in front of the class, I nodded as if it were no big deal. "Public speaking doesn’t bother me," I added. That night, I practiced my introduction in the mirror until the words felt like smooth stones. The next day, while other students chatted, I sat very still. I kept my hands under the desk, fingers pressed together so tightly my knuckles turned pale. When my name was called, I stood up quickly, as if speed could hide the shaking in my knees. "See?" I said afterward. "Not scared."

On Saturday, we built a snowman taller than my little sister. We gave him a carrot nose and two mismatched mittens for hands. On Sunday the sun came out strong. By afternoon, the snowman’s head sagged, and his mittens drooped toward the ground. My sister ran outside, ready to patch him with fresh snow. Dad stopped her gently. “He had his day,” Dad said. We sat on the steps and watched the snowman lean, then slump, as water traced shiny paths down his body. My sister sniffed once, then rested her head on Dad’s shoulder. The carrot nose slid off, and no one rushed to put it back.