Grade 4 English Language Reading Literature - Reading Comprehension — Flashcards

Students should continue to read for pleasure even during the summer. In the 4th grade they should be reading chapter books. With these books, they should be analyzing characters, settings and events. They should also be using the context clues to determine the unknown words.

Read the text below and answer the questions:

Matt spent many hours during the summer fishing in the local pond. Matt had found the best spot to fish. No one knew about this spot. Today, Matt had been at his fishing spot for about two hours without catching anything.

Then Matt's line started to tug. Excited, Matt quickly reeled in the line. A big carp was on the end of his fishing line. He knew it was his lucky bait. Matt just stared at the big carp.

'Hey, would you get this hook out of my mouth, please?' the big carp said to Matt. Matt couldn't believe it. His fish was talking to him.

'What did you say?' Matt stared in disbelief.

'I said to get this hook out of my mouth. It is starting to hurt,' the big carp said louder.

'Of course,' Matt said. He removed the hook and held the carp around its middle. 'So, you can talk?'

'Yes, I can. It was that lucky bait you threw me,' the big carp answered.

'What is your name? How old are you? My name is Matt,' Matt stated quickly. He didn't know how to begin to talk to a talking fish.

'Whoa! One question at a time, please,' the big carp said. Both Matt and the fish walked away talking all the way back home.