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Grade 5 nonfiction reading passage about Ecosystems. Baking Champions theme. 6 comprehension questions covering main idea, inference, vocabulary, text evidence and more. Answer key included (NGSS.5-LS2-1).
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The Baking Champions club discovered that ecosystems are like recipes with many important ingredients. Just as a cake needs flour, eggs, and sugar to work together, ecosystems need plants, animals, and decomposers to function properly. In a forest ecosystem, trees produce food through photosynthesis...
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About this Grade 5 Reading Comprehension Passage
This printable reading comprehension passage is designed for Grade 5 students. The Baking Champions theme makes reading engaging while students build essential comprehension skills. Six questions cover a range of reading strategies including main idea, text evidence, vocabulary in context, inference, cause and effect, and author's purpose (NGSS.5-LS2-1).