Free Grade 4 Ontario language reading comprehension worksheets

Free printable Grade 4 Ontario language worksheets on reading comprehension. Read the passage. Circle the correct answer. Question types include literal recall, sequence/cause, inference, main idea/detail, and 9 more. Ontario curriculum: Language (2023) · Comprehension C2 — use comprehension strategies to understand and respond to varied texts. Preview the sample questions, then make a worksheet to print or practise. Choices on this page stay unmarked. Canadian English. Unofficial practice — not a ministry document.

Ontario curriculum: Language (2023) · Comprehension C2 — use comprehension strategies to understand and respond to varied texts

Question types

  • Literal recall
  • Sequence/cause
  • Inference
  • Main idea/detail
  • Vocabulary in context
  • Author's purpose or audience
  • Character feeling
  • Fact or opinion
  • Sequence
  • Problem and solution
  • Compare characters
  • Theme or summary
  • Not supported by the passage

Sample questions

6 questions from reading comprehension. Choices stay unmarked.

  1. 1.

    What did Maya realize about the puddle?

    After a spring rain, a puddle sat on the schoolyard. The sun warmed the water, and some of it evaporated into the air. Later, the water vapour cooled and formed a cloud. That night, rain fell on the soccer field. Maya realized the puddle had been part of a cycle, not gone forever.

    • AIt was gone and would never return.
    • BIt was part of a cycle.
    • CIt had never been rain.
    • DIt fell only on the schoolyard.
  2. 2.

    What can you infer about the weather?

    Ava put on boots and opened an umbrella before leaving.

    • AIt was a hot, dry day.
    • BIt was rainy.
    • CThe class was swimming indoors.
    • DThe moon was the only light at noon.
  3. 3.

    What happened after they ate?

    On Saturday, Liam met Rowan at the meadow. They brought a yellow sled and watched a toad near a birch tree. After they ate corn, Liam said the visit was worth repeating because the meadow felt calm and busy at once.

    • AThey first met Rowan at the gate.
    • BLiam said the visit was worth repeating.
    • CThey brought the sled for the first time.
    • DThey planted the birch tree.
  4. 4.

    How are the two characters different?

    Noah shared the book. Amira hid the extra book and would not pass it.

    • ABoth characters hid the book.
    • BAmira shared, and Noah refused.
    • CNeither character had a book.
    • DNoah shared, but Amira kept the extra book hidden.
  5. 5.

    Dev wrote: "Please bring a labelled water bottle on Friday. We will walk to the park after lunch." What is the author's main purpose?

    • Ato instruct how to make a map
    • Bto persuade people to buy bottles
    • Cto inform
    • Dto entertain with a story
  6. 6.

    How are the two characters different?

    Priya shared the mitten. Theo hid the extra mitten and would not pass it.

    • ANeither character had a mitten.
    • BPriya shared, but Theo kept the extra mitten hidden.
    • CBoth characters hid the mitten.
    • DTheo shared, and Priya refused.

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What is on a Grade 4 language reading comprehension worksheet?
A Grade 4 language reading comprehension worksheet is a set of practice questions on reading comprehension. Read the passage. Circle the correct answer. This grade covers literal recall, sequence/cause, inference, main idea/detail, vocabulary in context, author's purpose or audience, and 7 more.
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Ontario curriculum: Language (2023) · Comprehension C2 — use comprehension strategies to understand and respond to varied texts Unofficial practice — not a ministry document.
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