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4th Grade Reading Comprehension Worksheets

The 4th grade reading comprehension activities below are coordinated with the 4th grade spelling words curriculum on a week-to-week basis, so both can be used together as part of a comprehensive program, or each can be used separately. The worksheets include fourth grade appropriate reading passages and related questions. Each worksheet (as well as the spelling curriculum) also includes a cross-curricular focus on earth science, physical science, history, social sciences, mathematics and life sciences. This allows students to build their reading comprehension skills and reinforce knowledge in other subject areas. There are 36 weeks of fourth grade worksheets, following most standard school year calendars.

Be sure to check out all of our reading comprehension worksheets.

Anatomy of a Circle

Anatomy of a Circle

Week 30 Reading Comprehension (D-30). A short explanation about the radius, diameter, and center of a circle. Cross-Curricular Focus: Mathematics.

Grade Levels:
4th and 5th Grade, Grades K-12
CCSS Code(s):
RI.4.1, RI.5.1

Basic Geometry Terms

Basic Geometry Terms

Week 25 Reading Comprehension (D-25). A short summry of the different terms used in geometry. Cross-Curricular Focus: Mathematics.

Grade Levels:
4th and 5th Grade, Grades K-12
CCSS Code(s):
RI.4.1, RI.5.1

Branches of Government

Branches of Government

Week 29 Reading Comprehension (D-29). A reading segment about the different branches of government. Cross-Curricular Focus: History / Social Sciences.

Grade Levels:
4th and 5th Grade, Grades K-12
CCSS Code(s):
RI.4.1, RI.5.1

Chaparral Ecosystems

Chaparral Ecosystems

Week 3 Reading Comprehension (D-3). A passage and questions about relatively rare shrubland communities called Chaparral ecosystems. Cross-Curricular Focus: Life Science.

Grade Levels:
4th and 5th Grade, Grades K-12
CCSS Code(s):
RI.4.1, RI.5.1

Charge it!

Charge it!

Week 20 Reading Comprehension (D-20). A short passage about electricity, conductors, and static electricity. Cross-Curricular Focus: Physical Science.

Grade Levels:
4th and 5th Grade, Grades K-12
CCSS Code(s):
RI.3.1, RI.4.1

Discrimination Against Gold Rush Immigrants

Discrimination Against Gold Rush Immigrants

Week 15 Reading Comprehension (D-15). Comprehension activity about the discrimination against gold rush immigrants in the 1850?s. Cross-Curricular Focus: History / Social Sciences.

Grade Levels:
4th and 5th Grade, Grades K-12
CCSS Code(s):
RI.3.1, RI.4.1

Eastern Woodland Natives

Eastern Woodland Natives

Week 32 Reading Comprehension (D-32). Reading passage about the Eastern Woodlands, a Native American cultural region. Cross-Curricular Focus: History / Social Sciences.

Grade Levels:
4th and 5th Grade, Grades K-12
CCSS Code(s):
RI.3.1, RI.4.1

Ecology: Taking Care of Earth

Ecology: Taking Care of Earth

Week 36 Reading Comprehension (D-36). A description about the study of ecology and what it involves. Cross-Curricular Focus: Life Science.

Grade Levels:
4th and 5th Grade, Grades K-12
CCSS Code(s):
RI.4.1, RI.5.1

Ecosystems

Ecosystems

Week 2 Reading Comprehension (D-2). Reading segment about ecosystems, organisms, and communities. Cross-Curricular Focus:Life Science.

Grade Levels:
4th and 5th Grade, Grades K-12
CCSS Code(s):
RI.4.1, RI.5.1

Endangered Species

Endangered Species

Week 11 Reading Comprehension (D-11). A life science reading comprehension passage about endangered species. Cross-Curricular Focus: Life Science.

Grade Levels:
4th and 5th Grade, Grades K-12
CCSS Code(s):
RI.3.1, RI.4.1

Eratosthenes: Geographer and Mathematician

Eratosthenes: Geographer and Mathematician

Week 16 Reading Comprehension (D-16). A short story and related questions about the world’s first geographer. Cross-Curricular Focus: History / Social Sciences / Mathematics

Grade Levels:
4th and 5th Grade, Grades K-12
CCSS Code(s):
RI.4.1, RI.5.1

Estimation

Estimation

Week 10 Reading Comprehension (D-10). A reading segment about using estimation in mathematics. Cross-Curricular Focus: Mathematics.

Grade Levels:
4th and 5th Grade, Grades K-12
CCSS Code(s):
RI.4.1, RI.5.1

Evaluating Efficiency

Evaluating Efficiency

Week 33 Reading Comprehension (D-33). A passage about determining the best way to solve problems. Cross-Curricular Focus: Mathematics.

Grade Levels:
4th and 5th Grade, Grades K-12
CCSS Code(s):
RI.3.1, RI.4.1

Expressions with Parentheses

Expressions with Parentheses

Week 13 Reading Comprehension (D-13). A reading segment about how parentheses are used in solving math problems. Cross-Curricular Focus: Mathematics.

Grade Levels:
4th and 5th Grade, Grades K-12
CCSS Code(s):
RI.4.1, RI.5.1

Gold Rush Boomtowns

Gold Rush Boomtowns

Week 19 Reading Comprehension (D-19). A passage about the origination of boomtowns during the gold rush in California. Cross-Curricular Focus: History / Social Sciences.

Grade Levels:
4th and 5th Grade, Grades K-12
CCSS Code(s):
RI.3.1, RI.4.1

Hide and Seek

Hide and Seek

Week 8 Reading Comprehension (D-8). A reading passage and questions about the role of camouflage in the predator-prey relationship. Cross-Curricular Focus: Life Science.

Grade Levels:
4th and 5th Grade, Grades K-12
CCSS Code(s):
RI.3.1, RI.4.1

Import Export

Import Export

Week 21 Reading Comprehension (D-21). How early American colonies imported and exported products. Cross-Curricular Focus: History / Social Sciences.

Grade Levels:
4th and 5th Grade, Grades K-12
CCSS Code(s):
RI.3.1, RI.4.1

Magnetic Attraction

Magnetic Attraction

Week 23 Reading Comprehension (D-23). A reading comprehension passage about the properties of magnetism. Cross-Curricular Focus: Physical Science.

Grade Levels:
4th and 5th Grade, Grades K-12
CCSS Code(s):
RI.4.1, RI.5.1

Measuring Temperature

Measuring Temperature

Week 35 Reading Comprehension (D-35). A segment about temperature and the different scales used for measurement. Cross-Curricular Focus: Physical Science.

Grade Levels:
4th and 5th Grade, Grades K-12
CCSS Code(s):
RI.3.1, RI.4.1

Natural Resources

Natural Resources

Week 6 Reading Comprehension (D-6). Passage and questions about renewable and non-renewable natural resources. Cross-Curricular Focus: History / Social Sciences.

Grade Levels:
4th and 5th Grade, Grades K-12
CCSS Code(s):
RI.4.1, RI.5.1
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