Grade 4 FAST Reading practice

Read the complete passage before selecting an answer. Ask which words support the choice, and compare them with the explanation.

These original questions target selected grade-level skills. They are independent practice and do not predict an official FAST score.

The Missing Bend [1] Nora's grandfather had drawn the trail map before the park had signs. He marked each bend with a tiny picture: a fallen pine, a low bridge, a pair of rocks. Nora loved the map because every mark came with a story. For the park's open day, she volunteered to draw a larger copy. [2] She copied the pictures carefully. At the last bend, Grandfather's map showed a wooden bridge. Nora had crossed that stream yesterday on stepping stones. The bridge had washed away the previous summer. She left the bridge on her copy anyway. Without it, the map would no longer look like his. [3] Her friend Amir tested the new map. He walked past the stones and searched farther downstream. When he returned, his shoes were muddy. “I thought I'd taken the wrong turn,” he said. Nora pointed out that he had reached the stream. “But I couldn't tell if it was the right stream,” he replied. [4] Nora put the two maps on Grandfather's table. She expected him to defend his drawing. Instead, he asked what a visitor would need to know. Nora traced the little bridge with her finger. The ink had faded, but she could still see where his hand had pressed the paper. [5] “I can draw the stones,” she said. “Then visitors will know they're in the right place.” Grandfather found an old photograph of the bridge. Nora made a small box beside the route and labeled it “The trail used to look like this.” The old bridge could remain part of the story without sending someone the wrong way. [6] On open day, a family followed Nora's map to the stream. They paused to compare the photograph with the stones. Nora watched them cross safely, one after another. Her map was no longer a perfect copy. For the first time, she was glad about that.

What causes Nora to reconsider the bridge symbol?

1. Amir's confusion shows that the old symbol can mislead a walker.
2. Grandfather says the old map should be thrown away.
3. The park asks her to remove all pictures from the map.
4. A family refuses to walk on the trail.

Intended benchmark: ELA.4.R.1.1. A single example does not establish mastery or complete benchmark coverage.

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