Benjamin Franklin Reading Comprehension Worksheets for 4th Grade

What your child practices

"Benjamin Franklin" is a 4th grade reading comprehension set (Grade 4 in Canada): 2 worksheets and 11 questions built around one short text. In upper elementary, students shift from learning to read to reading to learn, so answering questions with details from the text becomes the key skill. The sheets cover Reading Comprehension and Cause and Effect. Each sheet supports Common Core RI.4.1, covering finding key details in a nonfiction text. It also touches RI.4.2, identifying the main topic or main idea of a nonfiction text. Answer keys sit on page 2 of each PDF, so checking takes seconds. Finished a sheet? The online version reads every question aloud and checks answers instantly.

Tips for parents

• Ask your child to answer in full sentences, a habit teachers look for in upper elementary.
• If an answer is wrong, send your child back to the text rather than giving the answer.
• Ask your child to underline the sentence that proves each answer. Finding evidence is the real skill.