Grade 4 Reading Literature Worksheets
Explore the world of literature with our Reading Literature worksheets designed for young learners. Covering various literary elements, these resources provide a comprehensive approach to understanding and appreciating literature in an engaging and accessible format, fostering a strong foundation in reading skills.
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50 Character Traits
This comprehensive collection of 50 positive character traits serves as a valuable teaching aid for reinforcing 3 key le...
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Informational Text — Fascinating Fungi
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Smelly Eggs—Poem
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Poem Good and Evil By: Samuel Griswold Goodrich
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Short Story — The Triumph of Good over Evil
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A Bird Came Down the Walk: Emily Dickinson
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Short Story — Arjun and the Challenge of the Fish's Eye
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A Conversation on the Environment
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The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
This engaging 4th-grade ELA worksheet, aligned with CCS.RL.4.5, guides students through a character analysis of Kate DiC...
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Athena and Bubo: The Guardian Owl of Athens
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Short Story — The Mighty Oak Tree and the Crafty Raven
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Short Story — The Brave Hero Perseus
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Read the book "Charlotte's Web" by E.B. White
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Short Story — Timmy and the Bird
This short story about a boy and an injured bird is a great resource for teaching character traits and theme. Students ...
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Short Story — Remy the Rainbow Rabbit
The story "Remy the Rainbow Rabbit", includes 4th grade level vocabulary words and definitions to enhance reading compre...
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Short Story — Wise Birbal and the Bridge
This 4th grade reading literature deals with describing characters in a story and analyzing their traits, motivations, a...
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Short Story — The Monkey and the Crocodile
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Short Story — Akbar and Birbal
Reading Literature - Engage with the fascinating fable featuring Akbar and Birbal's intellectual encounters. Closely rea...
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Magic Book’s Lesson —Short Story
Reading Literature - Deeply analyze the engaging fantasy tale "Magic Book's Lesson" by quoting key textual details. Thro...
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Radha Krishna Holi
Reading Literature - Analyze the mythological tale of Radha and Krishna celebrating Holi, making inferences about themat...
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Short Story — Lucky Finds a Home
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Poem Celery By: Ogden Nash
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Breathtaking Volcano Experience
The worksheet tells the story of the Johnson family's visit to the renowned Kilauea volcano, providing an opportunity fo...
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Jabberwocky by Lewis Carroll—Poem
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Figurative language in The One and Only Ivan
In this engaging worksheet aligned with CCS.RL.4.5, 5th-grade students will explore figurative language in Katherine App...
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How to Be a Kind Friend
This list of ways to be a kind friend is perfect for the classroom walls, as a desk reminder, or as a guiding resource f...
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Analyzing Narrator’s Point of View
Students will read a first-person passage about Summer Holiday plans and answer multiple choice questions to analyze how...
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Narrative Point of View
Students will read a first-person passage about Earth Day plans and answer multiple choice questions to analyze how the ...
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Narrator’s Point of View
Students will read a first-person narrative passage about canceled picnic plans and answer multiple choice questions to ...
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The sea by Charlotte Atkinson Poem
This worksheet demonstrates how students can analyze the effectiveness of visual/multimedia elements in a literary text....
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Sea Symphony' Poem for Analyzing Visuals in Literature
This worksheet demonstrates how students can analyze the effectiveness of visual/multimedia elements in a literary text....
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Season’s Colors Examining Visuals in Poetry
Use this 5th grade ELA worksheet to strengthen students' ability to analyze how writers use visual and multimedia elemen...
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Analyzing Theme -Langston Hughes
Explore the powerful message of identity, equality, and resilience in Langston Hughes' iconic poem "I, Too, Sing America...
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Figurative Language: Similes and Metaphors
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Similes and Metaphors
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Grade 4 Similes and Metaphors
In this engaging 4th-grade ELA worksheet, students will explore the captivating world of figurative language by comparin...
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Sentence Completion: Similes and Metaphors
Enhance your 4th graders' comprehension and creativity with this engaging worksheet on similes and metaphors, aligned wi...
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Short Story on The Art Contest
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Dara the Dolphin
This short story is perfect for identifying figurative language. Students will read the text then highlight any figurati...
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Short Story on Birds
This short story about a girl and her bird feeder is perfect for practicing reading comprehension. Students will read th...
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How do Characters Respond to Major Events
This short story about Ooki, the rambunctious monkey, is a great opportunity to practice identifying character traits in...
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Fable —The Journey to the Witch’s House
This short fable is a great way to teach central lessons or morals. Students will read the passage about the witch who g...
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Short Story—Ooki and Workybot
This resource is a great way to practice differntiating between information gained from illustrations and words in a sto...
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Short Story—Mamba
This short story about Mamba the Orangutan is perfect for understanding characters and interacting with illustrations in...
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Short Story — Timmy and the Bird
This short story about a boy and an injured bird is a great resource for teaching character traits and theme. Students ...
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Short Story — Remy the Rainbow Rabbit
The story "Remy the Rainbow Rabbit", includes 4th grade level vocabulary words and definitions to enhance reading compre...
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The Rainbow Poem
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Bubbles—Rhyming Poem
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Informational Text — Fascinating Fungi
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Short Story —Norah and the Fire Alarm
This short story about a girl who is afraid of the fire alarm is a great way to practice comprehension. Students will re...
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Angela and Marie—Short Story
This short story about a cat having kittens is a great way to practice comprehension. Students will read the text and th...
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Luca and Lily—Understanding Text
This short story about a trip to the animal shelter is a great way to practice comprehension. Students will read the tex...
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Short Story — Lucky Finds a Home
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Challenge & Response
This short story is perfect for practicing character response. Students will read the passage about Jack and Mason, two ...
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How to Be a Kind Friend
This list of ways to be a kind friend is perfect for the classroom walls, as a desk reminder, or as a guiding resource f...
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My Friend the Inventor—Reading Fluency and Comprehension
Students read a fiction short story and answer multiple choice and fill-in-the-blank questions to identify and interpret...
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Persuasive Essay: Lying is Never Okay
This multiple choice worksheet covers CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.1.a. Students read a persuasive essay and answer questions a...
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Short Story—The Talent Show
This worksheet focuses on the poem "Hope is the Thing with Feathers" by Emily Dickinson, aligned with the standard CCSS....
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Grocery Shopping—Short Story
This short story is a great way for emergent readers to practice their reading skills. Students will read the short stor...
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Setting and Main Character
This template is a great way to practice story elements with your readers. Students will read the story then draw the se...
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Julia's Day—Short Story
This short story is a great way for early readers to practice their comprehension skills. Students will read the passage...
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The Pool—Short Story
This short story is a great way for early readers to practice their comprehension skills. Students will read the passage...
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Puppy Playing!—Short Story
This short story is a great way for early readers to practice their comprehension skills. Students will read the passage...
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Samantha and Sarah's Fun Day—Short Story
This short story is a great way for early readers to practice their comprehension skills. Students will read the passage...
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Finding Text Evidence
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Character Response
This graphic organizer is perfect for teaching character response. Students will read a passage that contains a challeng...
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Character Traits—Camping with Elle and Sunny
This short fiction passage about two friends going camping is perfect for teaching central message or moral. Students wi...
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Late to School—Story Retellingl
This short fiction passage about a girl who is late for school is perfect for teaching central message or moral. Student...
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Short Story — Akbar and Birbal
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Short Story — The Triumph of Good over Evil
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Short Story — The Monkey and the Crocodile
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Short Story — The Mice and the Well
Students read a fable about Birbal, a wise man who impresses Emperor Akbar with his intelligence and wit. Aligned to RL....
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Poem What Do I See?
This sweet poem is a great way to practice rate and expression. Students will read the poem out loud with the option of ...
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Reading Comprehension— Reese & Cece
This short fiction story is a great way to practice reading comprehension. Students will read the text about Reese & Cec...
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Andrew’s First Day of Second Grade
This short story about a boy on his first day of school is perfect for practicing character response. Students will read...
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Short Story—Afternoon at the Bakery!
This diary entry contains some words that appeal to the senses! Students will read the short entry about two siblings' t...
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