Grade 4 Reading Comprehension Quiz
Read an original informational article about monarch butterflies and answer questions on main idea, details, vocabulary and author's purpose.
In this quiz you'll practise:
- Locate key details in an informational text
- Determine the main idea of a paragraph
- Use context clues and make inferences
- Explain an author's purpose and use of comparisons
Check each answer as you go. If you're not sure, you'll get a hint and another try. Every question has an explanation.
About this Grade 4 reading comprehension quiz
This free Grade 4 reading comprehension quiz uses an original informational article about the long migration of monarch butterflies. Students locate key details, find the main idea of a paragraph, use context clues to define a new word, make inferences, choose details that support an idea, and explain why an author includes a comparison and what the author's purpose is. The quiz is aligned to Texas TEKS and Common Core reading expectations for Grade 4. Each explanation points back to the exact sentences in the article, helping students practice proving their answers with text evidence.
Reading original passages and answering questions about main idea, details, inference and vocabulary.
- Curriculum
- Texas TEKS / Common Core — Grade 4 English language arts
- Questions
- 9 · about 8 minutes
- Written by
- Success Tutoring Curriculum Team