Search Printable 4th Grade Reading Literature Summarizing Fiction Text Worksheets

Children learn to use the "Somebody Wanted But So Then" method to write a short summary in this literacy worksheet.

Teach your students to write a simple summary using an easy-to-follow set of keywords.

This discussion guide helps readers reflect on chapters 1–38 of The One and Only Ivan.

Introduce your little reader to some classic childhood literature, with Rudyard Kipling's charming story "The Crab That Played with the Sea."

Students will use the Somebody-Wanted-But-So-Then structure to summarize a short fiction text.

Learning to read chapter books and summarize the key components is an important skill for young readers. Use this handy guide to assist your child in writing about the characters, setting, conflict, and goals in the book they are reading.

In this resource, students will identify sequence words in the summary of a well-known fairy tale. Then they'll read a short story and write a summary with the help of a sequence word bank.

Help students master summarizing using keywords with this reading comprehension worksheet.

Engage your students with discussion questions as they read the last part of Katherine Applegate’s The One and Only Ivan.

This worksheet will help your child organize the details needed to write about a book they've read!

Use this half-sheet graphic reading log to help students write simple summaries.

After reading a short story, your students will practice writing a simple summary.

In this resource, students will practice writing a simple summary of a fiction story using a paragraph frame with sequence words.

Engage your students with discussion questions as they read the second part of Katherine Applegate’s The One and Only Ivan.

Students will provide details of cause and effect events directly related to theme.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Summarizing with Sequence Words.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Summarizing with Sequence Words.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Basic Fiction Summaries.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Basic Fiction Summaries.