3rd and 4th Grade Reading Passages Worksheets

Children will be inspired by the many ways dogs help their human companions in this nonfiction reading comprehension worksheet.

Kids will learn about sharks as they read this short and informative worksheet.

Practice identifying and interpreting nonfiction text features in this worksheet about the life and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.

As your students complete this reading comprehension exercise, they will learn about their lungs while practicing active reading skills.

Introduce children to Italian Christmas traditions with this reading comprehension worksheet!

Children will practice using nonfiction text features as they read and interpret a passage about extreme weather.

Help your third grader practice following directions on how to build a tornado in a bottle, and build his reading comprehension skills in the process.

Use this worksheet to help your child learn a little bit about the North Pole!

Celebrate Black History Month by learning about soul music and the history of African-Americans in pop music, all in this Hip-Hop Music worksheet!

Learners will practice identifying the main idea and supporting in works of nonfiction texts as they learn about the ocean.

Children read a brief history of fireworks, then answer a series of questions designed to help them reflect on what they have learned.

Learners will practice identifying the theme of a story by reading a short passage and answering four comprehension questions.

Students will practice using pronouns to help them understand point of view.

Martin Luther King, Jr. is honored as one of the most important leaders in the civil rights movement. Give your fourth and fifth graders a chance to deepen their understanding of his life and legacy through this reader’s theater activity.

In this fascinating worksheet, children learn about the history of chocolate, from its ancient ceremonial use to the invention of the chocolate candy bar.

Your students will demonstrate their understanding of nonfiction text features, such as caption, diagram, and heading, with this helpful vocabulary worksheet.

Learn all about The Mayflower, the famous ship the Pilgrims made their great journey in.

Introduce your little reader to some classic childhood literature, with Rudyard Kipling's charming story "The Crab That Played with the Sea."

Learners will practice analyzing a short script in this winter-themed reading comprehension worksheet.

Learners practice using context clues to identify the meaning of new words in this language and vocabulary worksheet.

Authors persuade, inform, and entertain through various types of writing! Students set out to identify the author’s purpose.

With this resource, your students will read and compare two nonfiction texts on the same topic.

Children are introduced to two beautiful examples of the power of words in this “I Have a Dream" Speech and "My Country ‘Tis of Thee" Song worksheet.

Use this reading passage to practice reading comprehension with your learners.

This graphic organizer template provides a helpful framework for young scholars as they begin to read to learn.

Children learn to use the "Somebody Wanted But So Then" method to write a short summary in this literacy worksheet.

One of the first questions young readers should ask is, "Who is telling this story?" Here students will practice spotting different points of view by identifying which point of view sentences are written from and then writing sentences of their own.

Children work on reading fluency and comprehension with this excerpt from the Grimm Brothers' "The Golden Bird."

In this reading fluency worksheet, second and third graders read a story about a sleepy sloth, then answer simple reading comprehension questions.

Your students will read two short stories, then compare and contrast the characters, problems, solutions, and themes with the help of a graphic organizer.