Reading - Grade 4 English Worksheet 4 - 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

• Explain how a text is organised: sequence, cause and effect, or compare and contrast.
• Work out the meaning of figurative language in context.
• Summarise a passage in two or three sentences without copying whole lines.
• Identify the author's purpose - to inform, persuade, entertain or instruct.

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 Maya love?
2. Where did she sit every night?

Frequently asked questions

My child's summaries are almost as long as the passage. How do I help?

Give a strict sentence count and ask what could be deleted without losing the point. Length limits teach selection better than any explanation.

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.