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4th Grade Reading Comprehension Passages
Short passages with questions under each, written for Grade 4. Every question sends the reader back into the text, and every answer explains why.
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- With a plan Folk tale About 250 words The Farmer and the Bear A big bear says the farmer's field is his and demands half of every crop. The farmer agrees, then starts to think.
- With a plan Science About 250 words Your Heart, a Hardworking Pump Your heart is about the size of your fist, and it never takes a break. How does it keep your blood moving?
- With a plan History About 250 words Two Railroads Meet In the 1860s, two companies set out to build one railroad across the country, starting from opposite ends.
- With a plan Play About 300 words The Borrowed Bike: A Play Eli borrows his best friend's brand-new bike for one quick ride. A short play about a scratch and a hard choice.
- With a plan Poem Short A Bird Came Down the Walk A poem from 1891. Someone in a garden watches a bird very closely, and the bird does not know it.
- With a plan Science About 300 words Why We See Rainbows A rainbow looks like magic, but it is made of sunlight and rain. Find out how, and why you can't see one at noon.
- With a plan Story About 300 words Grandpa's Old Radio Hazel finds a dusty old radio in Grandpa's attic. Can the two of them make it play again?
- With a plan Opinion About 300 words Why Recess Matters Should every school day have recess? This writer thinks so, and gives three reasons with facts to back them up.