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Grade 4 Argumentative Reading Passages
Help fourth graders read claims, reasons and evidence with passages made for opinion and persuasive thinking.
Free 4th Grade Argumentative Reading Passages
Grade 4 argumentative passages help students understand how writers build an opinion with reasons and examples. PicoBuddy offers 4th grade argumentative reading passages that support comprehension, discussion and persuasive writing practice.
Every PicoBuddy passage includes comprehension questions, an online quiz, a free PDF download and an editable Word download. This makes each passage flexible for classroom lessons, homework, homeschool practice, tutoring and reading centers. You can print, assign online or adapt the Word version.
Fourth graders can use argumentative passages to identify a claim, find reasons, understand examples, notice author’s purpose and support answers with text evidence. They can also begin comparing their own opinion with the writer’s point of view.
Topics can include school life, sports, animals, books, technology, environment, classroom choices and community issues. These topics give students room to think without making the reading too abstract.
For more grade-level options, browse Grade 4 reading passages. Teachers can also visit the teachers page for more context on using PicoBuddy in class.
When a ready-made passage does not match your lesson, PicoBuddy can create a custom Grade 4 argumentative passage about the topic you need.