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Reading Passages, Questions & Answers - Second Grade
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.
Nathanael took a deep breath and limped out of the room. “They denied my election as an officer. I didn’t make it because of my stiff knee. The committee feels that an officer with a limp will appear weak to his men and to the enemy.” “Tough going, friend,” said…
Milo was a friendly cat. He liked to go exploring in the town where he lived. Along the way, people would smile and say, “There goes Milo!” Sometimes they would stop and scratch him under the chin. Milo liked to visit the school. He would stand by the doors,…
The book A Little Princess is the story of Sara, a seven-year-old English girl. The story starts when Sara, whose mother is dead, arrives at a boarding school with her wealthy father. She is a nice girl who has many beautiful clothes and toys. Her father goes to India. Four…
Matteo had come to babysit. “I am too big for a sitter!” Sonja said. “We will have fun,” said Matteo “We will not!” said Sonja. She went to her room. She stayed there for a long time. She did not have any fun. Then, Sonja heard something. It was singing.…
Jill and Ricky lived in a farmhouse near a pond. Each spring, the pond was filled with baby turtles that climbed up onto the rocks to warm themselves in the sun. One spring day, Jill was bored. She wanted to play with the turtles. Suddenly, she had an idea. Jill ran…
The Adventures of Pinocchio is the story of a woodcarver named Geppetto who makes a wooden puppet. The puppet, who Geppetto names Pinocchio, is very naughty and gets into trouble all the time. In this part of the story, Pinocchio has been given coins that he is suppose to take…
Max loved cars. His favorite hobby was building race tracks and obstacle courses for his Matchbook cars to zoom through. He had a box of toy cars that he kept on the bottom shelf in the playroom so he could always reach his cars. One morning, he wanted to find…
Tina Turkey always wanted to be a mother. She was excited when she began to lay eggs in the spring, and she sat on them carefully to keep them warm. One by one, the eggs hatched, and Tina had six baby turkeys to take care of. They were light brown…
Old Mother West Wind is the wind that blows from the west. Below is a passage about one of her children. ————– Old Mother West Wind was tired-tired and just a wee bit cross-cross because she was tired. She had had a very busy day. Ever since early morning she…
“Don’t forget to finish your math homework tonight,” said Mrs. Falzone at the end of the school day. “And if you’d like to audition, or tryout, for the school play, be ready to sing a song for the director after school. Class dismissed.” Nancy was very excited about the school play. She…
