Rags to Riches: Answer questions in a quest for fame and fortune.

4th Grade Reading Comprehension (Set 1) - Test

_____Have you ever wanted to leave the room during a test? Most students could think of several reasons to do so. A person might be hungry or thirsty, tired or sick. Someone who hadn’t studied enough might be EAGER to leave the room if he or she could think of an excuse.
_____Mrs. Marietta Barbour once had to leave the room during a test. She hadn’t planned on leaving, but events left her no choice. She did not leave for any of the usual reasons.
_____Mrs. Barbour was a law school student in Michigan. She was in the middle of her state EXAMS when she had to leave the room in a hurry. She rushed to the hospital where she gave birth to twin baby girls. The babies arrived much sooner than anyone expected them to.
_____Mrs. Barbour had planned to become a lawyer before becoming a mother. The babies changed their JOYOUS mother’s plans. She had to wait a year to take the test again. Do you think she had time to study? Or was she too busy taking care of her two new family members?



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