Justice and Truth: Reading Comprehension for Class 4 

This thoughtful Class 4 reading comprehension worksheet, “The Honest Judge,” tells a story about fairness, honesty, and wisdom. When a wealthy woman accuses her maid of theft, a clever judge uses calm reasoning and observation to uncover the truth. Students learn how honesty and fairness always prevail through this engaging moral story while developing comprehension and critical thinking skills. 

Why Reading Comprehension Matters in Grammar? 

1. It strengthens sentence understanding and logical connections between ideas. 
2. It builds reasoning and moral judgment alongside grammar and vocabulary skills. 
3. It helps learners interpret tone, emotion, and purpose through contextual reading. 
4. It encourages clarity in both thought and writing by exploring real-life scenarios. 

What’s Inside This Worksheet? 

This worksheet features a moral-driven passage with exercises that develop empathy, logic, and detail recognition: 

🧠 Exercise 1 – Multiple Choice Questions 
Students recall story details such as what Mrs. Mehta accused Kamla of, how long Kamla worked, and how Judge Sharma proved the truth. 

✏️ Exercise 2 – Text-based Questions 
Learners quote exact lines from the passage to support their answers, reinforcing evidence-based comprehension. 

📚 Exercise 3 – Higher Order Thinking Questions 
Encourages deeper analysis about honesty, clever problem-solving, and the judge’s reasoning process. 

✅ Answer Key (For Parents & Educators) 

Exercise 1 – Choose the Correct Option 
1. b) Stealing her gold necklace 
2. c) Ten years 
3. a) He showed them a different necklace and Mrs. Mehta claimed it was hers while Kamla correctly said it was not 

Exercise 2 – Answer the Following 
1. Judge Sharma noticed that Mrs. Mehta could not describe the necklace clearly except saying, “It is gold and has many diamonds.” 
2. Kamla said, “Your Honor, that is not her necklace. Her necklace had rubies, not diamonds, and the lock was broken.” 
3. Investigations revealed that Mrs. Mehta had actually pawned her necklace for money and made a false accusation. 

Exercise 3 – Think and Connect 
1. The judge’s clever trick showed that true knowledge and honesty reveal the truth, while lies expose themselves. 
2. Kamla’s ten years of sincere service proved her honesty because she knew every detail of the necklace. 
3. I would ask Mrs. Mehta to describe the necklace’s exact features to test her truthfulness, as the judge did. 
4. The word “accusation” means a claim that someone did something wrong. OR New title: “The Judge’s Clever Test Reveals Truth.” 

Teach your child how honesty, intelligence, and fairness go hand in hand through this engaging moral story that builds confidence and comprehension. 

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