Listening comprehension Stories for Grade 4
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Liz can't wait to see how her school picture came out, but when she sees it, all she can think about is getting retakes. That is until she finds a creative way to deal with the embarrassing photograph. 4th Grade  A Monster out of a Molehill (Fiction) Things can look a lot scarier than they really are when you can't see them clearly. That's what Dominick discovers when he loses his eyeglasses. This reading comprehension activity includes short answer questions, vocabulary words, and a writing prompt. 4th Grade Skeleton Key (Fiction) FREE Erik finds a strange-looking skeleton key in his grandfather's house, but what door does it open... and what will he find? 4th Grade It's Emily's first time in New York City. Everything is bigger and brighter, but Emily can't help missing the peacefulness of home. Will the big city be big fun like her parents promised? 4th Grade Bear and Hare Warm Up (Fiction) When Bear sees the frozen lake outside his den, he is afraid that he might freeze too. Hare explains to him how the water in his body won't freeze easily like the water in the lake. Bear learns an important science lesson! Reading comprehension questions, vocabulary words, and a writing prompt are available for this story. An answer key is included. 4th Grade Jacob finds out his teacher isn't at school today and he will have a substitute. Will his substitute be nice? Or will he be the meanest teacher in the whole school? 4th Grade Daniel can't wait to go to Disney World, but the long car ride is torture. He can't imagine a worse road trip until his father tells him about a nightmare of a trip he took as a kid. Now Daniel hopes there's enough time to hear all his mother's road trip stories, too. 4th Grade The Fortune Teller (Fiction) Maureen thinks fortune telling is spooky, but when her friend Becca pulls her to Madam Ursula's fortune telling booth, Maureen is quite surprised by her reading. 4th Grade Dinosaur Graveyard (Fiction) Jackie is spending the day at her grandparents' farm, and she can't wait to explore the place her grandparents call the dinosaur graveyard. 4th Grade Matt and Allie want to win the High Flyer kite competition, but their design isn't nearly as exciting as the other competitors. They try to add some extra flare to the kite but it just might cost them the win. 4th Grade Diary of a Dancer (Fiction) While Alicia helps her grandparents move into their new house, she finds an old diary in the attic. Alicia can't put the diary down since it was written by a dancer and Alicia dreams of becoming one. But when she finds out who the diary belongs to, she just might achieve her dream. 4th Grade Underwater Adventure (Fiction) Andy doesn't like going along with his dad on all the weekend errands. But when the final stop turns into an underwater adventure, Andy learns some errands can actually be fun. 4th Grade Foggy Figure (Mystery) FREE Justin and Mary are vacationing at their uncle's lake house, and when Uncle Thomas tells them about the Foggy Figure that haunts the lake, they're determined to see it with their own eyes. But the fog is holding a surprise they never would've suspected. 4th Grade When Marcus, Lexi, and Adam enter a labyrinth race, they discover there's more to winning a maze than just luck. 4th Grade Here's a fiction piece called "Singing Cousin". Nikki is worried that her cousin Bella will embarrass her in front of her friends. After all, Bella sang just about everything she said. Will Nikki make it through the three-day visit or will Bella's singing ruin everything? 4th Grade Meredith can't find any of the things she needs to get ready for school, including her homework. She knows she didn't put them away but where could they have gone? 4th Grade Rumors Running Wild (Fiction) When Michelle's best friend Paige suddenly becomes popular, Michelle feels left out. But when Michelle mumbles something mean about Paige and someone overhears, rumors start to run wild through the school. Can Michelle set things straight and get her friend back? 4th Grade Laura wants to be elected the first class leader and wear a shiny gold badge for all to see, but when her best friend also runs for the position, Laura must decide if winning is more important than taking the position from someone who really deserves it. 4th Grade Catch of the Day (Fiction) Cindy wants to win the community fishing contest by catching the biggest fish, but she gets a big surprise that may win her a trophy after all. 4th Grade Flag of Many Faces (Fiction) When Phoebe has to make a flag of the country that best represents her nationality for the International Luncheon, she doesn't know what to do. She's eight different nationalities all in one. But with some creative thinking, Phoebe finds a way to create a flag that proudly displays who she is. 4th Grade A Promise Is a Promise (Fiction) Lance can't wait to go to the skate park with his older brother, Nathan. He even breaks his promise to work with Anthony on their science project. But when Nathan decides to go to a baseball game instead of taking Lance to the skate park, Lance will learn the true meaning of the word promise. 4th Grade Arianna is excited when her cousin asks her to be the flower girl in her wedding, but when Arianna finds out flower girls are usually very young, she doesn't want to do it. Can her mother convince her that the job is about more than age in time for the wedding? 4th Grade Amara wants to make a tree house for her dolls, and thinks it will be easy since she's following an online tutorial. But she'll learn design flaws can happen even when you follow directions. The question is, will those design flaws ruin her tree house? 4th Grade Ethan can't stand the way Kyle is always following him around, but Ethan just might come to realize that he and Kyle have more in common than he thought. 4th Grade Shooting for Perfection (Fiction) With basketball tryouts around the corner, Jason is busy working on his free throws. He wants to make every one to impress his coach, but shooting for perfection isn't easy. 4th Grade Hadley doesn't want her friends to know she puts on performances at the senior center after school, but when her best friend catches her in the act, she'll have to confess her secret plans to be an actress. 4th Grade Emily comes face-to-face with fierce tennis opponent, Big Bertha. Does Emily have what it takes to become a champion? Find out in this exciting reading passage! 4th Grade Terrance is terrified of spiders, so when his school trip is to go spider watching, he doesn't want to go. Still, his teacher is convinced Terrance will be amazed by the spiders' webs. Can the spiders' talents outweigh Terrance's fear? 4th Grade Ted wishes he could trade his older sister, Kate, for his neighbor Aaron, but when Aaron comes to spend the afternoon, Ted realizes he's glad he has Kate. 4th Grade Rhythmless Blues (Fiction) With the charity dance just days away, Shauna wants to run and hide. But the dance is for a good cause and all her friends are going. She enrolls in a few dance classes and tries to learn enough not to embarrass herself. But on the night of the dance, she'll feel silly for a completely different reason. 4th Grade Shelby thinks she knows everything about Hayword Elementary and its students, but when a new girl shows up, Shelby jumps to the wrong conclusion about the girl's appearance. 4th Grade Daisy is ready for winter to be over and to enjoy spring, but snow still covers the ground. Can her older brother David find a way to bring spring to the snowy March they're having? 4th Grade Erupting with Fun (Fiction) Darren forgot all about his science project that's due tomorrow. Now he can't go to the new skate park with his friends. And how will he come up with a project in one day? But his mom saves the day with an idea that's exploding with fun. 4th Grade Broken Perspective (Fiction) Darla and Erin are blaming each other for breaking their teacher's glass apple, but when they each explain what happened, they'll realize how they were only seeing one side of the story. 4th Grade Personal Introduction (Fiction) When Valerie has to present a personal item to the class as a way to get to know her, she can't figure out what to bring. Everything in her room is either too personal or doesn't say much about her. But a package from her favorite aunt just might contain the answer. 4th Grade William can't wait for the new puppy to arrive, but when everyone is focused on the puppy and William isn't allowed to go to the park, he's not sure being a pet owner was what he thought it would be. Can he learn to put the puppy's needs first? 4th Grade When Jameson eavesdrops on his Mom's phone conversation, he thinks his mom is setting up a play date with the younger boy down the street. Jameson pretends to study to get out of it, but after he wastes the entire afternoon bored in his room, he discovers he missed a lot of the conversation he was trying to overhear, and he also missed out on an afternoon of fun. 4th Grade Reese spends his entire weekend trying to beat his new video game, but when he finally does, he's run out of time to write his English essay. Or has he? Daylight Savings just might save his English grade. 4th Grade Jamal has been training for his first 5K race and is determined to come in first in his age group, but he'll learn what it really means to be a winner. 4th Grade When Mr. Miller asks the class to name their fears, Clayton is sure he doesn't have any. But he'll learn that being afraid to admit your fears might be the scariest thing of all. 4th Grade Corrine loves the gymnastics unit at school, so when she steps into the gym and finds out they are watching DVDs of past Olympic Games, she's disappointed. But seeing the athletes gives her a great idea of how they can bring the Olympic Games to their school. 4th Grade Best Birthday Present Ever When Michelle's best friend gets a horse for her birthday, Michelle wants one too. But it's not in her family's budget. Will this birthday be a flop or is there another way Michelle can learn to ride? 4th Grade Seth isn't happy about the project his teacher assigned, especially since he has to stay up late to complete it. But the perigee moon just might be more exciting than he realized. 4th Grade Sam is afraid his essay about his summer vacation won't impress his friends at school since he didn't go anywhere exciting, but he'll learn that what you do is more important than where you go. 3rd through 5th Grades Big Cousin, Big Responsibility Charla loves hanging out and going to the beach with Aunt Monica, but now that Aunt Monica is pregnant, Charla worries things are becoming all about the baby. 4th Grade What's a rabbit habit? It's when you love to eat rabbit food! This entertaining poem promotes healthy eating. Read the poem and answer the questions. 4th Grade While tossing a baseball back and forth with her sister, this girl makes an amazing catch. This poem has a fun twist at the end that kids enjoy. 4th Grade This is a cute poem about a girl who wishes she had a butter churn in her kitchen. 4th Grade Spring has brought with it many surprises! The biggest surprise of all is an April Fool's Day joke! Poem includes reading comprehension questions, vocabulary words, and a writing prompt. 4th Grade This poem teaches students about writing similes. The worksheet that follows allows students to practice writing their own similes. 4th Grade This poem shows students many examples of metaphors. On the following page, students write their own metaphors. 4th Grade This fun poem presents students with many examples of onomatopoeia, such as bang, crash, boom, clang, and quack. 4th Grade This poem shows how hard it was to live on the frontier long ago. Milking cows, darning socks, and hemming a dress were some of the many household chores. 4th Grade |
