Reading - Grade 4 English Worksheet 1 - Free Printable

Download this free printable Reading worksheet for Grade 4 English. Perfect for practice, homework, and classroom use.

Grade 4 English practice

This printable Reading worksheet is part of the free WizKidsHub Grade 4 English collection. Print it at home or in the classroom for extra practice.

What this worksheet teaches

• Identify the author's purpose - to inform, persuade, entertain or instruct.
• Support inferences with specific evidence from the text.
• Distinguish fact from opinion inside the same paragraph.
• Explain how a text is organised: sequence, cause and effect, or compare and contrast.

How to use this worksheet

For fact versus opinion, ask a single question of each statement: could someone check this? Anything that depends on how a person feels is opinion, however confidently it is written.

Sample questions from this worksheet

1. What did Arjun love?
2. How many pieces were in the puzzle?

Frequently asked questions

How can a child tell the author's purpose?

By what the text tries to make them do - buy, believe, learn or enjoy. Persuasive writing usually shows itself in strong opinion words.

Should we read fiction or non-fiction?

Both. Grade 4 assessments include information texts, and children who only read stories find the structure of non-fiction unfamiliar.

Is it fine to answer in note form?

Only if the question allows it. Explanation questions generally expect a sentence, since the reasoning is what earns the mark.