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Grade 4 nonfiction reading passage about Natural Disasters. Tulips theme. 6 comprehension questions covering main idea, inference, vocabulary, text evidence and more. Answer key included (NGSS.4-ESS3-2).
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What is included
Before reading, ask students to sketch Zoe's tulip garden and label one natural disaster they already know about — this activates prior knowledge and gives reluctant readers a visual anchor for each of the three paragraphs.
What is this passage mostly about?
What does the passage say happens when too much rain falls? Use exact words from the passage.
What does the word resilient mean as it is used in this passage?
+ 4 more questions in the full worksheet
Zoe planted a tulip garden behind her school to study natural disasters. She read that floods happen when too much rain falls. Water flows over land and destroys plants and homes. Zoe watched her tulips bend after a heavy rainstorm. Some bulbs were washed away by rushing water. She learned that floo...
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About this Grade 4 Reading Comprehension Passage
This printable reading comprehension passage is designed for Grade 4 students. The Tulips theme makes reading engaging while students build essential comprehension skills. Six questions cover a range of reading strategies including main idea, text evidence, vocabulary in context, inference, cause and effect, and author's purpose (NGSS.4-ESS3-2).