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Free 4th Grade Reading Comprehension Worksheets

4 free reading comprehension resources for 4th Grade: 4 worksheets. Answers included.

Reading passages with questions that build literal, inferential and evaluative understanding. In 4th Grade, In 4th grade students multiply larger numbers, divide with remainders, explore equivalent fractions, decimals to hundredths, angles and area.

Students will practice: identifying the main arguments in a persuasive letter; recognizing how writers answer opposing views; inferring a writer's opinion from word choice; evaluating which argument is strongest; finding facts in an information text; explaining the main idea of a paragraph; using context to work out technical words; writing an explanation using evidence.

Recommended learning path

  1. 1A Letter to the Principal — Reading Comprehension
  2. 2Houston, We Have Liftoff — Reading Comprehension
  3. 3Honey Bees — Reading Comprehension
  4. 4The Night the Power Went Out — Reading Comprehension
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Comprehension Exercises

A passage with questions.

  • Comprehension Exercise

    A Letter to the Principal — Reading Comprehension

    A 4th grade student writes to her principal asking for a school vegetable garden. Students find the writer's arguments, work out why she…

    Difficulty
    Level 1 · Easier
    Time
    25 min
    Questions
    14 questions
    Answers
    Answers included
  • Comprehension Exercise

    Houston, We Have Liftoff — Reading Comprehension

    An information text about NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, home of Mission Control, and its part in the Apollo 11 Moon landing in…

    Difficulty
    Level 2 · Standard
    Time
    30 min
    Questions
    13 questions
    Answers
    Answers included
  • Comprehension Exercise

    Honey Bees — Reading Comprehension

    An information report about honey bees: the jobs in a hive, how honey is made, the waggle dance and why pollination matters. Students…

    Difficulty
    Level 1 · Easier
    Time
    25 min
    Questions
    14 questions
    Answers
    Answers included
  • Comprehension Exercise

    The Night the Power Went Out — Reading Comprehension

    A warm narrative about a family whose evening changes when a storm cuts the power. Students track events in order, infer how characters…

    Difficulty
    Level 1 · Easier
    Time
    25 min
    Questions
    14 questions
    Answers
    Answers included

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Common questions

What do 4th Grade students learn about reading comprehension?

Reading passages with questions that build literal, inferential and evaluative understanding. At 4th Grade, our resources focus on: identifying the main arguments in a persuasive letter; recognizing how writers answer opposing views; inferring a writer's opinion from word choice; evaluating which argument is strongest.

Where should we start?

Start with the Level 1 or Level 2 worksheet, then move up a level. Finish with the topic test if there is one.

Are answers included?

Yes — every worksheet has an answer sheet. Maths answer sheets show the working; English tasks include model answers or success criteria.

How to use these resources

  1. Pair a reading comprehension with a writing prompt on a similar text type.
  2. Use the model answers and success criteria on the answer sheet to talk through what 'good' looks like.
  3. Keep spelling practice short and daily; test on Friday.
  4. Edit a piece of writing together using the grammar worksheet for the skill they're learning.

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