Waves of Kindness: Reading Comprehension for Class 4 

This heart warming Class 4 reading comprehension worksheet, “The Fisherman’s Luck,” teaches children about kindness, patience, and the rewards of doing good without expecting anything in return. It follows Gopal, a humble fisherman, whose compassion toward a tiny fish eventually brings him unexpected fortune. The story beautifully shows that good deeds always come back as blessings, even when we least expect them. 

Why Reading Comprehension Matters in Grammar?

 1. It improves vocabulary and understanding through meaningful stories. 
2. It builds the ability to infer cause and effect from sentences. 
3. It teaches students how moral lessons can be expressed clearly through language. 
4. It encourages empathy, reflection, and value-based comprehension. 

What’s Inside This Worksheet? 

This story-based worksheet includes structured comprehension exercises that connect literacy with life lessons: 

🧠 Exercise 1 – Multiple Choice Questions 
Tests factual recall about why Gopal released the fish, what problem he faced later, and how the fish helped him. 

✏️ Exercise 2 – Text-based Questions 
Students answer using evidence from the story, quoting lines to strengthen reading accuracy. 

📚 Exercise 3 – Higher Order Thinking Questions 
Encourages reflection on moral choices, delayed rewards, and the meaning of kindness through thoughtful responses. 

✅ Answer Key (For Parents & Educators) 

Exercise 1 – Choose the Correct Option 
1. b) He felt it was too small and the fish pleaded to be released 
2. c) His boat broke and he had no money to repair it 
3. b) It brought him a beautiful pearl to sell 

Exercise 2 – Answer the Following 
1. The small fish said, “Please let me go. I am too small now, but I will grow bigger and return to help you someday.” 
2. Gopal’s wife was upset when he returned with fewer fish because he had released the small fish. 
3. Gopal learned that “kindness and good deeds always return as blessings.” 

Exercise 3 – Think and Connect 
1. Even though his wife was upset, Gopal’s kind choice later brought him a pearl that changed his life. 
2. The story proves that good deeds bring rewards in time—his act of kindness returned as fortune when he needed it most. 
3. Yes, I would have released the fish too, because doing the right thing matters more than immediate reward. 
4. The word “pleading” means begging or asking earnestly. OR New title: “How Kindness Returned as a Blessing.” 

Teach your child that compassion always finds its way back—through this inspiring story that builds values and reading fluency! 

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