The City School

PECHS Junior A
English Reinforcement Worksheet
Grade 4
Comprehension
Q. Read the given passages and answer the questions given below.
1. Rachel lived with her mother in a faraway part of British Columbia. Her house sat
alone atop a hill, and she was used to solitude. She liked the peace and quiet of being
far away from everything, and she didn't mind playing by herself. Every morning Rachel
woke up early with her mother so they could make it to school on time. It was a long
drive down an empty road to get to the nearest town.

a. Which of the word means the same as solitude in the passage.

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b. Where Rachel used to live?
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c. What is the main idea of this passage.
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2. Arachne was a poor farmer's daughter who lived in the country. She was very good at
weaving. She could make beautiful fabrics with difficult designs. Her neighbors began to
comment. They thought she had been taught how to weave by Athena. Athena was the
goddess of wisdom and the arts.
"That's not true at all," Arachne said. "Everything I know I have taught myself. Besides,
my fabrics are much more beautiful than Athena's."

The neighbors were amazed by Arachne's boasts. Soon Athena heard of Arachne's pride.
She disguised herself so that no one could recognize that she was really a goddess. Then
she challenged Arachne to a weaving contest.

"I hear you weave fabrics finer than those of the goddess Athena," Athena said.

"Finer and more colorful," Arachne claimed proudly, not realizing that she was talking to
the goddess.

"Well, then, let's see what you can do," Athena said.

Although Athena worked more quickly and with more skill, Arachne still insisted her
weaving was finer and more colorful. Athena was offended by her pride.

"Since you are so in love with your weaving, why don't you spin forever?" Athena said.
Almost instantly Arachne felt her head begin to shrink and her fingers begin to grow.
Athena had turned Arachne into a spider.

Since then it is said that all spiders have been punished for Arachne's pride. That's why
they must live forever in the webs they weave.

a. What this myth mainly tells?

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b. Which character trait describes Arachne?
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c. Who was Arachne?
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