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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.
“Your assignment over the weekend,” said Ms. Rangel, “is to choose an endangered animal to write about. You can pair off in teams.” Billy poked Sam. “Let’s do it together.” Sam looked at his best friend. “Sure. I’ll come over on Saturday.” Saturday morning Sam showed up at Billy’s house.…
Little Women is about the March sisters: Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy. They are growing up during the American Civil War, and their father is with the Union Army. The family has fallen on hard times, and the two oldest girls, Meg and Jo, have gone to work to earn…
Stacy rushed in her house and went straight to her mom’s office. “Mom! I need your signature. We’re going on a field trip to the San Diego Zoo.” “That sounds fascinating.” Mom jotted her signature on the paper and gave it back to Stacy. The class handed in their consent…
If you were to believe the carols, you would no doubt think that Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year. And it usually is. But when you are a Christmas elf, the most fantastic, delightful, spectacular time of year is the week after Christmas. That’s when the hard-working…
Snowdrop was the head elf in charge of the toy workshop in Santa’s castle. It was her job to make sure all the elves were making toys at their stations, and at each workbench, a pair of elves was working hard to get their tasks done in time for Christmas…
Mountain gorillas are some of the most threatened animals on the planet. Only two groups of mountain gorillas remain. One population lives in the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in Uganda. The other group lives in the Virunga Mountains. This mountain range of extinct volcanoes borders the African countries of the…
Abe leaned over the steamboat. “Not again. We’re caught on a sandbar. This happens too often.” Abe and his friend Sam watched as the crew unloaded the cargo, piece by piece. “Well, we might as well sit down. This will take a while,” said Sam. “Too bad we have to…
With her clever mind to go with the golden crown atop her curly hair, Marjorie was a queen who ruled with fairness. She was well-respected by her people; when she spoke, everybody listened because she was smart and sensible and made excellent decisions. Queen Marjorie had inherited the throne from…
This passage is from Through the Looking-Glass, which is a sequel to Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. As the passage begins, Alice has gone through a looking-glass, or mirror, into another wonderland. She is in a garden where she has discovered flowers that can talk. —————————- Alice didn’t like being criticized,…
This amusing poem about a baseball game was written in 1888. ——————————- It looked extremely rocky for the Mudville nine that day: The score stood four to six with just an inning left to play; And so, when Cooney died at fi rst, and Burrows did the same, A pallor…
