Ellie, the Helpful Elephant is a free, printable 4th-grade reading comprehension worksheet of 200 words with questions and answers. Scroll down for the printable.
Ellie was a young elephant who lived in the warm savanna with her family. She was big, gray, and had the kindest heart in the herd. Every morning, Ellie helped the younger elephants learn to use their trunks to drink water and pick up fruit.
One sunny day, a strong wind blew through the savanna and knocked down a big tree. The tree blocked the path to the waterhole. The other animals were worried. “How will we get water now?” they asked.
Ellie knew just what to do. She pushed and pulled with her strong trunk and big feet until the tree rolled out of the way. All the animals cheered. “Thank you, Ellie!” they said.
From that day on, Ellie was known as the most helpful elephant in the land. She didn’t just help her family — she helped everyone.
Ellie felt proud. Helping others made her heart feel full. And whenever someone needed help, Ellie would smile and say, “I’ve got it!”
Questions:
- Where does Ellie live?
- What did the wind blow down?
- How did Ellie help the other animals?
- What did the animals say to Ellie?
- How did Ellie feel after helping others?
Answers:
- Ellie lives in the savanna with her family.
- The wind blew down a big tree.
- Ellie used her strong trunk to move the tree out of the way.
- The animals said, “Thank you, Ellie!”
- Ellie felt proud and happy to help others.
