4th Grade Reading Comprehension: The Class Vote
Read an original passage about a class vote, then answer questions using evidence from the text.
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- Grade
- 4th Grade
- Subject
- Reading
- Skill
- Reading Comprehension
- Topic
- passage comprehension and inference
- Difficulty
- Standard
- Time
- 18 minutes
- Pages
- 2 (incl. answer key)
- Format
- Printable PDF (US Letter)
- Answer key
- Included
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Worksheet details
What This Worksheet Practices
Students will answer literal and inferential questions about an original passage, supporting answers with text evidence.
- Reading for key details
- Making inferences supported by the text
- Identifying the main idea
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Following an argument across a passage
This passage, The Class Vote, asks students to track numbers and reasoning as the story unfolds — who led, how the tie happened, and how it was resolved. That mix of close reading (the vote counts) and inference (why the result felt fair) is exactly the comprehension work fourth graders need.
How to use it
Require text evidence for every answer, including the final “why was it fair?” question — a strong response points to the facts that everyone got one vote and the tie was broken by an agreed rule. Have students underline supporting sentences before writing. Pairs with the other 4th grade passage.
👩🏫 Teacher note
Require students to point to the sentence that supports each answer, especially on the 'why' questions. A fair-vote theme also invites a quick class discussion.
🏠 Parent note
Have your child look back at the passage for every answer, even the ones that ask what they think.
Common Mistakes to Watch For
- Answering from prior knowledge instead of the text
- Giving an opinion without text evidence on inference questions
Answer Key
Sample answers are provided; wording may vary but should match the text.
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