4th-Grade Reading Comprehension Worksheets | Games4esl - Free Printable

1. Ben said he was too busy reading a book — but if he was reading, he wouldn’t have cookie crumbs around his mouth.
2. Emily claimed she was playing with her dolls — but dolls don’t leave cookie crumbs on a child’s face.
3. Sam insisted he was drawing a picture — but drawing doesn’t involve eating cookies or leaving crumbs.
4. All three children had crumbs around their mouths — meaning all of them ate cookies.
5. Since they all had crumbs and none gave a believable alibi, the most logical conclusion is that all three children ate the cookies together.