Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions - Fiction Grades 4-5

These 36 fiction reading passages are perfect for close reading or test prep at any time of the year. Included are four formats for distance learning: printable, Google Slides, self-checking Google Forms, and TpT Digital Overlay. Each is leveled within the 4th and 5th grade stretch reading level band used by Common Core. Use for direct instruction, partner work, guided reading, homework, warm-up work, or intervention. Each passage requires close reading and a high level of thinking. Many context clues, story element, theme and inference questions are included. Passages are sorted by genre.

Click here to see the same passages written in Grades 2-3 reading levels.

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❤️Printable

❤️Google Slides

❤️Google Forms (self-checking and self-grading for immediate student feedback)

❤️TpT Digital Overlay Tool

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⭐Titles Included

Realistic Fiction

• Dexter and the Man
• New Friends in New Places
• The Anniversary Collie Dog
• Henry and His Better-Than-New Bike
• The Cowboy Dollar
• A Spooky Night at the Menger Hotel
• Search and Rescue
• The Cave
• The Best Christmas Gifts Ever
• The Fishing Trip
• Steven's New Sled
• The Blizzard
• Trash Investigation
• The Best April Fool's Hoax
• Rich or Poor?
• Julie Goes to Summer Camp
• Cranky Mr. Carson
• The Mystery of the Missing Mitt

Historical Fiction

• Cody and the Pony Express
• George Washington and Nelson
• Charles and the Freedom March
• A Girl in the Major Leagues

Myths and Legends

• Mystic Hunter and Golden Eagle
• Great Rabbit and Wildcat
• A Gift for the City, a Greek Myth
• King Midas and the Golden Touch
• Pandora's Box
• the Twelve Labors of Hercules

Fairy Tales and Fantasy

• The Steadfast Tin Soldier
• Christmas Cat
• The Frog Prince
• Pinocchio

Drama

• The Apology
• Coyote and His Friends, a Caddo Legend

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IMPORTANT NOTE:

These are the same passages that are included in my monthly Close Reading bundles, so if you own those OR the All-Year Reading Bundle, do not purchase this set because you already own these passages!

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I have had the honor of writing professionally for The University of Texas at Austin. The texts you will be receiving are of the same quality you would receive from any publisher.

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The license you are purchasing is to use this resource only in the classroom of the teacher who purchases it. Please purchase multiple licenses for a discounted price if this is for more than one teacher. Thank you for your honesty and for respecting my work. ❤

Rose Kasper