Bullying Prevention Reading Comprehension Passages — Grade 4
Silence at the wrong moment can feel like a choice later. These bullying prevention reading comprehension passages give Grade 4 readers ten texts at F&P levels Q–S, from a secret group chat to Malala Yousafzai.
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About this resource
Silence at the wrong moment can feel like a choice later. These bullying prevention reading comprehension passages give Grade 4 readers ten texts at F&P levels Q–S, from a secret group chat to Malala Yousafzai. The set builds Relationship Skills, one of the five CASEL competencies, for fourth graders deciding how to be change-makers.
What students practice
- Drawing the line between bullying and what it isn’t
- Responding to gossip by joining in or redirecting
- Making amends after causing harm
- Planning an anti-bullying effort with posters, safe spaces and allies
- Understanding how bullying weakens trust across a school
What’s inside
- 10 passages at F&P levels Q–S, in text types such as how-to guides, science pieces and student profiles
- 5 multiple-choice questions per passage
- 2 open-ended questions per passage for written answers or discussion
- Answer key covering all 50 bullying prevention multiple-choice questions
- 35 pages, with an overview page of levels, text types and SEL focus
A look inside
- The Secret Group Chat: a chat that excludes classmates, and what it takes to speak up.
- Meet Janelle: The Rebuilder: she realizes she caused harm and works out what making amends looks like.
- The Bus Stop Burn: one small act of bravery ends daily teasing.
- The Bystander Who Regretted It: a student froze in the hallway and plans what to do next time.
- The Story of Malala Yousafzai: what speaking up against injustice looks like in practice.
How to use these bullying prevention reading passages
- Literacy centers or small groups at levels Q–S, with each group taking one of the narrative nonfiction pieces
- Partner reading, then write the open-ended answers as advice to a younger student
- SEL reading comprehension: use How to Be a Change-Maker in Your School to talk about what a change-maker does
- Homework with the full 50-question answer key
Grade fit
Written for Grade 4 readers, with levels from Q to S. The reading passages with questions deal with group chats and bystander guilt, which fit the stage when friend groups start to matter more.
Digital version
With the interactive digital version, you share one link and students read each passage and answer the questions on any device, with no student logins. At the end they download an answer sheet to hand in.
Pairs well with
Follow the reading with Bullying Prevention Worksheets — Multiple-Choice Scenarios for multiple-choice practice or Bullying Prevention What Would You Do? Cards — Think, Choose, Act for think-choose-act discussion.
Questions teachers ask
Is there an answer key?
Yes. The PDF ends with an answer key for all 50 multiple-choice questions, and an overview page lists each bullying passage with its level and text type.
Do students need accounts for the digital version?
No. For the bullying prevention passages you share one link, and students open it on any device with no login.
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