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4th Grade Reading Comprehension Worksheets - Superstitions

Updated: 23 Aug 2023

Learn about common superstitions and beliefs with a printable reading comprehension passage for 4th grade.

Non-Editable: PDF
Pages: 4 Pages
Grades: 4 - 5

Curriculum

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.1

Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.5.4

Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.5.4.C

Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.4

Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 5 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.6.1

Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.6.4.A

Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence or paragraph; a word's position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.1

Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.
1. Anchor Standards
2. College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Reading

ELAR 5.3(B)

Use context within and beyond a sentence to determine the relevant meaning of unfamiliar words or multiple-meaning words;
ELAR 5.4

Developing and sustaining foundational language skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking--fluency. The student reads grade-level text with fluency and comprehension. The student is expected to use appropriate fluency (rate...
1. TEKS ELAR
2. TEKS ELAR 5
ELAR 5.6(F)

Make inferences and use evidence to support understanding;
ELAR 5.6(G)

Evaluate details read to determine key ideas;
ELAR 5.6(I)

Monitor comprehension and make adjustments such as re-reading, using background knowledge, asking questions, and annotating when understanding breaks down.
ELAR 5.7(B)

Write responses that demonstrate understanding of texts, including comparing and contrasting ideas across a variety of sources;
ELAR 5.7(C)

Use text evidence to support an appropriate response;
ELAR 5.7(E)

Interact with sources in meaningful ways such as notetaking, annotating, freewriting, or illustrating;
ELAR 6.2(B)

Use context such as definition, analogy, and examples to clarify the meaning of words;
ELAR 6.3

Developing and sustaining foundational language skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking--fluency. The student reads grade-level text with fluency and comprehension. The student is expected to adjust fluency when reading grade-leve...
1. TEKS ELAR
2. TEKS ELAR 6
ELAR 6.5(F)

Make inferences and use evidence to support understanding;
ELAR 6.5(I)

Monitor comprehension and make adjustments such as re-reading, using background knowledge, asking questions, and annotating when understanding breaks down.
ELAR 6.5(G)

Evaluate details read to determine key ideas;
ELAR 6.6(B)

Write responses that demonstrate understanding of texts, including comparing sources within and across genres;
ELAR 6.6(E)

Interact with sources in meaningful ways such as notetaking, annotating, freewriting, or illustrating;

teaching resource

4th Grade Reading Comprehension Worksheets - Superstitions

Updated: 23 Aug 2023

Learn about common superstitions and beliefs with a printable reading comprehension passage for 4th grade.

Non-Editable: PDF
Pages: 4 Pages
Grades: 4 - 5

Learn about common superstitions and beliefs with a printable reading comprehension passage for 4th grade.

Need 4th Grade Reading Comprehension Activities?

Are you ready to dive into the “spook-tacular” world of Halloween superstitions? Our printable reading passage and comprehension activity is here to make exploring these eerie beliefs so much fun, it’s almost “witchful thinking”! Your students will be enchanted as they uncover the tales of black cats, broken mirrors, and crossed fingers, all while sharpening their comprehension skills.

Your students will love learning about different superstitions with this comprehension task!

This resource includes:

1 fact sheet
2 comprehension question page worksheets
1 answer sheet

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Because this resource includes an answer sheet, we recommend you print one copy of the entire file. Then, make photocopies of the blank worksheet for students to complete.

Turn this teaching resource into a sustainable activity! Print a few copies on cardstock and slip them into dry-erase sleeves. Students can circle the words with a dry-erase marker, then erase and reuse.

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Curriculum

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.1

Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.5.4

Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.5.4.C

Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.4

Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 5 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.6.1

Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.6.4.A

Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence or paragraph; a word's position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.1

Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.
1. Anchor Standards
2. College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Reading

ELAR 5.3(B)

Use context within and beyond a sentence to determine the relevant meaning of unfamiliar words or multiple-meaning words;
ELAR 5.4

Developing and sustaining foundational language skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking--fluency. The student reads grade-level text with fluency and comprehension. The student is expected to use appropriate fluency (rate...
1. TEKS ELAR
2. TEKS ELAR 5
ELAR 5.6(F)

Make inferences and use evidence to support understanding;
ELAR 5.6(G)

Evaluate details read to determine key ideas;
ELAR 5.6(I)

Monitor comprehension and make adjustments such as re-reading, using background knowledge, asking questions, and annotating when understanding breaks down.
ELAR 5.7(B)

Write responses that demonstrate understanding of texts, including comparing and contrasting ideas across a variety of sources;
ELAR 5.7(C)

Use text evidence to support an appropriate response;
ELAR 5.7(E)

Interact with sources in meaningful ways such as notetaking, annotating, freewriting, or illustrating;
ELAR 6.2(B)

Use context such as definition, analogy, and examples to clarify the meaning of words;
ELAR 6.3

Developing and sustaining foundational language skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking--fluency. The student reads grade-level text with fluency and comprehension. The student is expected to adjust fluency when reading grade-leve...
1. TEKS ELAR
2. TEKS ELAR 6
ELAR 6.5(F)

Make inferences and use evidence to support understanding;
ELAR 6.5(I)

Monitor comprehension and make adjustments such as re-reading, using background knowledge, asking questions, and annotating when understanding breaks down.
ELAR 6.5(G)

Evaluate details read to determine key ideas;
ELAR 6.6(B)

Write responses that demonstrate understanding of texts, including comparing sources within and across genres;
ELAR 6.6(E)

Interact with sources in meaningful ways such as notetaking, annotating, freewriting, or illustrating;

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