Other Skills: Character Traits Compare and Contrast Context Clues Fact and Opinion Figurative Language Main / Central Idea Point of View Rhythm & Rhyme Story Elements Summary Symbolism Theme
Below you'll find 2nd grade reading comprehension passages along with questions and answers and vocabulary activities. These printable, elementary school worksheet activities include short story excerpts, passages from popular books as well as high-interest information topics.
Snowman awakens to a winter wonderland. When he sees the flickering light of a nearby fire, he wants more than anything to go t...
by Carl Sandburg from The Rootabaga Stories
"The Rootabaga Stories" is a collection of short sto...
by Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen was a famous Danish writer. ...
by Frances Hogsdon Burnett from A Little Princess
Chapter VIII passage: Frances Hogsdon Burnett wrote ...
by Thornton Burgess from Old Mother West Wind
Thornton Burgess loved nature and liked to write abo...
by Hans Christian Andersen from The Little Mermaid
Hans Christian Andersen was a famous Danish writer o...
An escaped hamster is the focus of this passage. Students will read a story about the search for this wily pet and answer quest...
by RV staff writer
Students will read a passage about the invention of ...
Children will read a story about a girl who learns t...
Students will read a nonfiction passage to learn where oranges come from and the process of turning oranges into juice. Student...