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The Sky Explorer's Secret - Reading Comprehension

Reading Comprehension Questions
Grade 4
English

The Sky Explorer's Secret

Maya pulled the string, and a single lightbulb flickered to life, casting long shadows across the attic. The air smelled of old paper and cedar. Outside, rain drummed a steady beat against the roof. Maya’s boots clicked on the wooden floor as she made her way toward a corner piled with dusty blankets.
Hidden beneath a moth-eaten quilt was a heavy wooden chest with iron latches. Maya had pondered the stories she had heard about her Great-Grandfather Silas, the "Sky Explorer," but she had never seen his belongings. Her fingers brushed the cold metal of a lock. It was stuck fast.
She looked around the room. On a nearby shelf, a glass jar held a collection of mismatched buttons and a single, tarnished key. Maya’s heart raced as she reached for it. She blew the dust off the relic and slid it into the chest's lock. With a loud click, the lid creaked open.
Inside, Maya didn't find gold or jewels. Instead, she saw a pair of leather goggles with scratched glass and a folded, yellowed map with "The Island of Whispers" written across the top in faded ink. Maya smiled, tracing the lines of the map. She knew her summer vacation in this old attic was about to get much more interesting.


Vocabulary Box

  1. Attic: A space or room just below the roof of a house.
  1. Pondered: Thought about something carefully.
  1. Tarnished: Lost brightness or became dull/discolored.
  1. Relic: An object from the past that has survived.

Inference Support Box

Use this to help organize your thoughts!
Text Clue
My Inference
"Maya's heart raced..."
She is excited or nervous.
"Sky Explorer"
Silas was likely a pilot.


Comprehension Questions

  1. What can you infer about the weather during Maya's search? Cite the text evidence that supports your answer. A. The weather is calm and foggy. B. It is snowing heavily outside. C. It is a bright and sunny summer day. D. A storm or heavy rain is occurring. Evidence: __________________________________________________________________________
  1. What can you infer about Great-Grandfather Silas's career? Cite the text evidence that supports your answer. A. He was a librarian who loved old books. B. He was a pilot or an aviator. C. He was a professional deep-sea diver. D. He was a construction worker. Evidence: __________________________________________________________________________
  1. What can you infer about how long the chest has been in the attic? Cite the text evidence that supports your answer. A. It has been there for a very long time. B. It is a brand new piece of furniture. C. It was placed there earlier that morning. D. Maya brought it with her on vacation. Evidence: __________________________________________________________________________
  1. What can you infer about Maya's personality? Cite the text evidence that supports your answer. A. She is grumpy about the rainy weather. B. She is bored and wants to go home. C. She is curious and adventurous. D. She is easily scared of dark places. Evidence: __________________________________________________________________________
  1. What can you infer about the 'Island of Whispers'? Cite the text evidence that supports your answer. A. It is a drawing Maya made herself. B. It is the name of the town where Maya lives. C. It is a place Silas actually visited or planned to visit. D. It is a fictional place from a storybook Maya brought. Evidence: __________________________________________________________________________
6. What can you infer about why Maya was looking for the chest? Cite the text evidence that supports your answer.
Answer: __________________________________________________________________________
Evidence: __________________________________________________________________________
7. What can you infer about the importance of the items Maya found? Cite the text evidence that supports your answer.
Answer: __________________________________________________________________________
Evidence: __________________________________________________________________________
8. What can you infer about how Maya feels at the end of the passage? Cite the text evidence that supports your answer.
Answer: __________________________________________________________________________
Evidence: __________________________________________________________________________