
Kickball Mystery Reading Comprehension
4th grade reading comprehension mystery: Leo and Maya follow muddy paw prints to find their kickball. Three multiple choice questions and two inference prompts.
RL.4 literature: determining the theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text.

4th grade reading comprehension mystery: Leo and Maya follow muddy paw prints to find their kickball. Three multiple choice questions and two inference prompts.

4th grade poetry vs. drama Venn diagram: sort nine statements on stage directions, stanzas, meter, and dialogue into Poetry, Drama, or Both. With answer key.

4th grade character analysis map: students read about Leo before his magic show and record his actions, words, thoughts, and what his sister says.

4th grade theme and summary worksheet: read The Art Contest, tell topic from theme, quote Maya's advice, and write a 4 to 5 sentence summary. Answer key.

4th grade first or third person sort: students place twelve sentences like "We won the game!" and "Marcus laughed loudly" by narrator. Answer key included.

4th grade reading literature assessment: 23 questions on a story and a poem, covering narrator, point of view, stanzas, theme, and drama. Answer key included.
RL.4.1
“Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.”
RL.4.3
“Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., a character's thoughts, words, or actions).”
RL.4.5
“Explain major differences between poems, drama, and prose, and refer to the structural elements of poems (e.g., verse, rhythm, meter) and drama (e.g., casts of characters, settings, descriptions, dialogue, stage directions) when writing or speaking about a text.”
RL.4.2
“Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text; summarize the text.”
RL.4.6
“Compare and contrast the point of view from which different stories are narrated, including the difference between first- and third-person narrations.”
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W.4 composition: writing opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information.

L.4 conventions: using relative pronouns and relative adverbs correctly in writing and speech.

L.4 vocabulary: using context as a clue to the meaning of an unknown word or phrase.

RI.4 informational reading: explaining events, procedures, ideas, or concepts in historical, scientific, or technical texts.