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Class 4 · English Language · Cameroon

Reading Comprehension: 10 practice questions

Free practice on Reading Comprehension for Class 4, following the Cameroon primary school curriculum (English subsystem). Every answer is explained, so a parent who is not sure of the answer can still help.

How to do this — Reading Comprehension

Silent reading

Silent reading means reading in your head, not aloud. It is faster and helps you understand better. Move only your eyes, not your lips. Sit quietly, focus on the words, and picture the story.

  1. Sit comfortably
  2. Keep your lips still — read in your head
  3. Move your eyes smoothly along the line
  4. Picture the events as you read
  5. Do not skip words you do not understand — try to guess from context

Finding answers in the text

After reading, questions test how well you understood. Some answers are directly in the text ('literal'). Some need you to think ('inferential'). Point to the exact sentence for literal answers.

Question typeWhere the answer lives
Who? What? Where?Usually in the text — literal
Why do you think…?You must think — inferential
VocabularyLook at nearby words for clues

  1. What was the score at half time?

    1. Our school was winning one to nothing
    2. Our school was losing one goal to nothing
    3. It was two goals each
    4. Nobody had scored
    Show the answer

    Answer: B. Our school was losing one goal to nothing

    Paragraph 1 says it plainly: our school was losing one goal to nothing.

  2. Why did some people in the crowd laugh when Ekema came on?

    1. He was wearing the wrong shirt
    2. He was the smallest player on the field
    3. He had never played before
    4. He arrived late
    Show the answer

    Answer: B. He was the smallest player on the field

    The story gives you the reason in the same sentence: he was the smallest player on the field.

  3. How many goals did Ekema score?

    1. One
    2. Two
    3. Three
    4. None
    Show the answer

    Answer: B. Two

    Count them as you read: he scored after ten minutes, then again five minutes later. Two.

  4. What does 'The crowd was no longer laughing' tell you about the crowd?

    1. They had all gone home
    2. They now respected Ekema
    3. They were angry with the coach
    4. They could not see the field
    Show the answer

    Answer: B. They now respected Ekema

    The writer does not say 'they were impressed'. He shows it, by telling you they stopped laughing. Reading what is shown but not said is called inferring.

  5. In which town was the final played?

    Write your answer, then check below.

    Show the answer

    Answer: Buea / in Buea

    Scan the first sentence for the name of a place: Buea.

  6. What is a njangi?

    1. A shop that sells cloth
    2. A group where each person pays in, and one person takes the money each month
    3. A market in Bamenda
    4. A machine for sewing uniforms
    Show the answer

    Answer: B. A group where each person pays in, and one person takes the money each month

    Paragraph 1 explains it, and paragraph 2 shows it working: everyone pays in, one person takes the bowl.

  7. How often do the women meet?

    1. Every day
    2. Every week
    3. Every month
    4. Once a year
    Show the answer

    Answer: C. Every month

    The very first words tell you: 'Every month'.

  8. What did Aunty Bih buy with her njangi money?

    1. School uniforms
    2. A sewing machine
    3. Cloth from the other women
    4. A bowl
    Show the answer

    Answer: B. A sewing machine

    Paragraph 3: she used the money to buy a sewing machine.

  9. Why do the other women now bring Aunty Bih their cloth?

    1. She asked them to
    2. Because she has a sewing machine and can make things for them
    3. Because she keeps the njangi money
    4. Because she lives nearby
    Show the answer

    Answer: B. Because she has a sewing machine and can make things for them

    The story does not spell this out. You join two facts: she bought a machine, and she now makes uniforms. That is inferring.

  10. How many times does each woman take the bowl home?

    Write your answer, then check below.

    Show the answer

    Answer: once / one / one time / 1

    Look again at paragraph 2: 'until everybody has had it once'.

Answer key — Reading Comprehension

  1. B. Our school was losing one goal to nothingParagraph 1 says it plainly: our school was losing one goal to nothing.
  2. B. He was the smallest player on the fieldThe story gives you the reason in the same sentence: he was the smallest player on the field.
  3. B. TwoCount them as you read: he scored after ten minutes, then again five minutes later. Two.
  4. B. They now respected EkemaThe writer does not say 'they were impressed'. He shows it, by telling you they stopped laughing. Reading what is shown but not said is called inferring.
  5. Buea / in BueaScan the first sentence for the name of a place: Buea.
  6. B. A group where each person pays in, and one person takes the money each monthParagraph 1 explains it, and paragraph 2 shows it working: everyone pays in, one person takes the bowl.
  7. C. Every monthThe very first words tell you: 'Every month'.
  8. B. A sewing machineParagraph 3: she used the money to buy a sewing machine.
  9. B. Because she has a sewing machine and can make things for themThe story does not spell this out. You join two facts: she bought a machine, and she now makes uniforms. That is inferring.
  10. once / one / one time / 1Look again at paragraph 2: 'until everybody has had it once'.

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