4th Grade Reading Comprehension Worksheets

Fiction Stories

Erik's finds a strange-looking skeleton key in his grandfather's house, but what door does it open... and what will he find?

Liz can't wait to see how her school picture came out, but when she sees it, all she can think about is getting retakes. That is until she finds a creative way to deal with the embarrassing photograph.

When a stranger visits the house with her older brother, Ella becomes jealous.

On her way to soccer camp, Tara worries what the other kids will say when they see the black stitches on her face.

Maureen thinks fortune telling is spooky, but when her friend Becca pulls her to Madam Ursula's fortune telling booth, Maureen is quite surprised by her reading.

Jackie is spending the day at his grandparents' farm, and she can't wait to explore the place his grandparents call the dinosaur graveyard.

Matt and Allie want to win the High Flyer kite competition, but their design isn't nearly as exciting as the other competitors. They try to add some extra flare to the kite but it just might cost them the win.

While Alicia helps her grandparents move into their new house, she finds an old diary in the attic. Alicia can't put the diary down since it was written by a dancer and Alicia dreams of becoming one. But when she finds out who the diary belongs to, she just might achieve her dream.

Andy doesn't like going along with his dad on all the weekend errands. But when the final stop turns into an underwater adventure, Andy learns some errands can actually be fun.

Read the fantasy story about Caroline's adventures in an enchanted forest.

Amy deicdes to hold an ethnic dinner night at her school to help earn money for a new computer lab.

Laura wants to be elected the first class leader and wear a shiny gold badge for all to see, but when her best friend also runs for the position, Laura must decide if winning is more important than taking the position from someone who really deserves it.

Cindy wants to win the community fishing contest by catching the biggest fish, but she gets a big surprise that may win her a trophy after all.

When Phoebe has to make a flag of the country that best represents her nationality for the International Luncheon, she doesn't know what to do. She's eight different nationalities all in one. But with some creative thinking, Phoebe finds a way to create a flag that proudly displays who she is.

Arianna is excited when her cousin asks her to be the flower girl in her wedding, but when Arianna's finds out flower girls are usually very young, she doesn't want to do it. Can her mother convince her that the job is about more than age in time for the wedding?

With basketball tryouts around the corner, Jason is busy working on his free throws. He wants to make every one to impress his coach, but shooting for perfection isn't easy.

Ted wishes he could trade his older sister, Kate, for his neighbor Aaron, but when Aaron comes to spend the afternoon, Ted realizes he's glad he has Kate.

With the charity dance just days away, Shauna wants to run and hide. But the dance is for a good cause and all her friends are going. She enrolls in a few dance classes and tries to learn enough not to embarrass herself. But on the night of the dance, she'll feel silly for a completely different reason.

Shelby thinks she knows everything about Hayword Elementary and its students, but when a new girl shows up, Shelby jumps to the wrong conclusion about the girl's appearance.

When Valerie has to present a personal item to the class as a way to get to know her, she can't figure out what to bring. Everything in her room is either too personal or doesn't say much about her. But a package from her favorite aunt just might contain the answer.

Daniel can't wait to go to Disney World, but the long car ride is torture. He can't imagine a worse road trip until his father tells him about a nightmare of a trip he took as a kid. Now Daniel hopes there's enough time to hear all his mother's road trip stories, too.

Readers' Theater

Pirates are about to embark on their first adventure.  (7 characters, 3 page script)

Poems

What's a rabbit habit?  It's when you love to eat rabbit food!   This entertaining poem promotes healthy eating.  Read the poem and answer the questions.

A fun poem about children who play outside in the snow.

While tossing a baseball back and forth with her sister, this girl makes an amazing catch.  This poem has a fun twist at the end that kids enjoy.

A cute poem about inheriting traits from your family.

Churning butter sounds like great fun, but this butter-loving child decides it's not worth all the work.

A thoughtful poem about what to do when you cannot sleep at night.

Some desert plants are adapted to thrive in dry and hot climates.

A cute Christmas poem about a fashionable gingerbread man who writes a letter to Santa Claus

Students will enjoy this cute poem about the unusual names that trees are given.

Comparing two texts - an article and a poem; Learn about Venus Flytraps and answer the questions

Discover what life was like for a young girl living long ago in frontier times.