4th Grade Reading Comprehension Passages

Reading Passages, Questions & Answers - Fourth Grade

Below you’ll find 4th grade reading comprehension passages along with questions and answers and vocabulary activities. These printable, 4th grade reading exercises are great for students who need comprehension skills improvement and general practice.

The Children Are Carried Off

In the novel Peter Pan, Peter’s main enemy is the pirate Captain Hook. Hook and Peter have a long history. The captain hates Peter for cutting off his hand and feeding it to a crocodile. Now the captain uses an iron hook for a hand. This passage explains Hook’s feelings…

The Elephant in the Room

I walked into the room, And then I heard a boom! I turned around. There it was. No reason why. Just because. I couldn’t quite believe my eyes. This was a really big surprise. An elephant was standing there In my bedroom! Was that fair? Was I going to have…

My Birthday Wish

I was sitting at the dinner table with my family. Without warning, my brother smiled and turned down the kitchen lights so we all were sitting in partial darkness. Then my mom walked over, carrying a big, chocolate cake decorated with red icing and sprinkles. The cake was lit up…

The Queen’s Croquet-Ground

In Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland, Alice meets many curious characters in the strange land she accidentally discovered. The Queen of Hearts is one of those strange characters. In this passage, the Queen has commanded Alice to join a very odd game of croquet. ————————————— ‘Get to your places!’ shouted…

Going to the Big City

Jerry was excited as the taxi hurtled its way through the city streets. He’d never been in a taxi before, and this one was yellow and black with a TV screen in it. The driver didn’t say much, but he was probably concentrating, because he was going so fast! He…

Mountain Gorillas

“Girls!” Rose heard her father calling. She raced to her big sister’s room. “Gina, Dad’s calling us.” The girls ran downstairs. “What is it, Dad?” said Rose. Dad put his arm around Mom. “We’re going on a safari to the Virunga Mountains of Africa. There are three national parks there…

Come Away! Come Away!

Peter Pan tells the story of a boy from Neverland who has some amazing adventures. In this passage, Peter has left his shadow in the bedroom of the Darling children. He has come to get it back. With him is his best friend, Tinker Bell, a fairy. Peter has not…

The Case of the Missing Magazines

Melia and her father had just finished building a tree house in the backyard. Melia, an artist, wanted to decorate the walls, and instead of buying things, she decided to make her own art. Melia enjoyed making collages using a combination of photos she had taken and pieces of fabric.…

Wendy’s Story

Peter Pan is the story of the adventures of Wendy, John, and Michael Darling after they meet the flying boy, Peter Pan. Peter teaches them to fly, and they leave the Darling home through an open window. They go with Peter to his home in magical Neverland. Once there, Wendy…