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Grade 2 English Language Arts — Read a short story

Read two short lines and answer a question about what they say.

Name: ________________________

  1. 1."The girl lost her red pen. She found it under the bed." Where was the pen?

    • a) In her bag
    • b) Under the chair
    • c) On the table
    • d) Under the bed

  2. 2."The girl lost her red pen. She found it under the bed." What did she lose?

    • a) Her shoe
    • b) Her book
    • c) Her bag
    • d) Her pen

  3. 3."The bag is heavy. It has ten books in it." How many books are in the bag?

    • a) Twenty
    • b) Five
    • c) Ten
    • d) Two

  4. 4."The boy ran to the shop. He bought a cake." Match each question to its answer.

    • Who ran?
    • Where did he go?
    • What did he buy?
    • A cake.
    • The boy.
    • To the shop.

  5. 5."The ball is under the chair. The dog wants it." What is under the chair?

    • a) The bed
    • b) The dog
    • c) The box
    • d) The ball

  6. 6."The cow gives us milk. It eats grass." Sort each line.

    Groups: The story says so · The story does not say so

    • The cow gives us eggs.
    • The cow eats grass.
    • The cow eats fish.
    • The cow gives us milk.

  7. 7."The boy has a blue kite. He flies it in the park." What color is the kite?

    • a) Green
    • b) Black
    • c) Red
    • d) Blue

  8. 8."The dog is hungry. It eats a big bone." What does the dog eat?

Answer key — Grade 2 English Language Arts — Read a short story

  1. 1. d) Under the bed
  2. 2. d) Her pen
  3. 3. c) Ten
  4. 4. Who ran? → The boy.; Where did he go? → To the shop.; What did he buy? → A cake.
  5. 5. d) The ball
  6. 6. The cow gives us milk. → The story says so; The cow eats grass. → The story says so; The cow eats fish. → The story does not say so; The cow gives us eggs. → The story does not say so
  7. 7. d) Blue
  8. 8.
    • a bone
    • bone
    • a big bone
    • big bone