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4th Grade Paragraphs & Passages Worksheets

Ages 9-10 · 2 sub-topics · Free previews · Print-ready PDFs

These paragraphs and passages worksheets for 4th grade give students a full page of text and a page of five questions to answer. Forty original sheets written for 4th grade run about 200 to 260 words each, twenty nonfiction and twenty fiction, and easier 3rd grade and harder 5th grade passages are listed alongside. Nonfiction topics include the Great Barrier Reef, Harriet Tubman and the Gold Rush, and the stories include The Mystery in the Attic and A Storm at the Lake. Questions mix multiple choice and short written answers on main idea, theme, cause, similes, inference and words in context. Every sheet has an answer key. For short skill drills on one skill at a time, see the reading comprehension, main idea and comprehension exercises pages.

Written by Adi Ackerman, Head Teacher

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Frequently Asked Questions

Every sheet has two pages. Page one is a passage of about 200 to 260 words. Page two has five questions, three multiple choice and two short answers. The questions often name a skill in the header, such as main idea, inference or theme, and ask students to point to a detail that proves their answer.

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