Reading Grade 4

take someone/something for granted means ....

• you do not realize or show that you are grateful for how much you get from them

• you care for someone/something

• you love someone/something

I hire Emma to take care of my baby. She is a...

• mother

• babysitter

• helper

• babycarer

John kicked some chairs away in the class and fought with some friends. He was ...

• nice

• kind

• misbehaving

• naive

When do we eat supper?

• in the afternoon

• in the evening

• in the morning

What is the main idea of this paragraph?
Sloths are the slowest mammals on earth. It takes a full minute for a sloth to move 6 feet across the ground. You probably couldn’t move that slowly if you tried! The sloth’s body is about 2 feet long. It has long legs, and curved claws that are 3 to 4 inches long. Their claws and their long legs help them climb trees and hang from tree branches. They spend almost their entire lives hanging from tree branches. The life of a sloth is not very exciting.

• A. Sloths are the slowest mammals on earth

• B. It takes a full minute for a sloth to move 6 feet across the ground

• C. The sloth’s body is about 2 feet long.

• D. The life of a sloth is not very exciting.

1. Why did the greedy man bury his gold brick?

• A. He didn’t have a house.

• B. He thought it would grow into a tree of gold.

• C. He was afraid someone would steal it.

2. Why did the greedy man go and dig up his gold brick every day?

• A. Looking at it made him sad.

• B. Looking at it made him happy.

• C. He wanted to sell it.

3. Why did the workman follow the very greedy man?

• A. He didn’t like the greedy man.

• B. He knew the greedy man had a gold brick.

• C. He was curious.

This is probably because:

• A. The neighbor wanted the gold brick for himself.

• B. The neighbor wanted to be the greedy man’s friend.

• C. The gold brick had not done the greedy man any real good.