Smart Learners Empowering Writing Skills Grade 2 Comprehension & Creative Writing
Sr. No INDEX Page No 1 5 2 Comprehensions 3 6-7 4 Contents 8 5 A Tale of Tails 6 A Smart Fish 9 - 12 7 Cheetah 13 8 Pictures in the Sky 9 Killer Whales 14 - 16 10 Where is Alex? 17 - 18 11 Birds and Turtles 19 - 20 12 Emily's Harvest 21 - 22 13 A Mark on the wall 23 - 26 14 Rosie's Bedtime Story 27 - 28 15 A Ship of the Desert 29 - 34 16 Cock- A- Doodle Snooze 35 - 36 17 Frogs and Toads 37 - 41 18 Anna's Kite 42 - 46 19 Aunt Lee's Chicken eggs 47 - 48 20 Don's Flower 49 - 52 Holiday Surprise 53 - 55 Three Bears 56 - 58 \"T\" Time with Elephants 59 - 63 Magician of the Sea
Sr. No INDEX Page No 1 2 Creative Writing 65 - 66 3 67 - 68 4 Contents 69 - 70 5 Empowering Vocabulary Words 71 - 72 6 Collective Nouns 73 - 74 7 Simile 75 - 76 8 Metaphors 9 Personification 77 Hyperbole 78 - 87 Colours 89 - 100 Sentence Pyramid Creative Writing Topics (12)
Learner’s Hub Comprehensions 4
Date: ______________ Learner’s Hub 1 A Tale of Tails Pigs are known for having curly tails. They’re so cute! Experts say that you can tell how healthy a pig is by the curl of his tail. A pig with a curly tail is in good health. But a pig with a straight tail is not. Poor pig. A straight tail on a pig is a sign of illness. Farmers should take good care of their pigs so they don’t get sick. 1. Write facts or opinions next to each sentence . a. They’re so cute! _________________ b. Experts say that you can tell how healthy a pig is by the curl of its tail. _________________ c straight tail on a pig is a sign of illness. _________________ 2. Which sentence is most likely true? a. Pigs like to wag their tails. b. Pigs always get sick. c. Farmers check their pigs’ tails often. 3. What will a farmer most likely do if a pig’s tail is straight? _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ Gr. 2 Hi-Lo Passages to Build Comprehension: Scholastic Teaching Resources 5
Date: ______________ Learner’s Hub 2 A Smart Fish Fred was a very smart fish. He lived in a peaceful river. Nothing much happened there unless people came around. Then Fred had to be alert. A yummy worm might mean a trap. If Fred wasn’t careful, he could end up as someone’s supper. He had seen it happen to many careless fish. 6 Hi-Lo Passages to Build Comprehension: Scholastic Teaching Resources Gr. 2
Date: ______________ Learner’s Hub 1. In this paragraph, the word alert must mean a. watchful. b. careless. c. sleepy. 2. You can guess that a worm Fred saw might be a. on a fishing pole b. In the ground c. on a water lily. 3. If Fred saw a worm, you can predict he would a. eat it quickly. b. swim away. c. try to save it . 4. What will happen if Fred won’t be careful? _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ 5. Write antonyms for the following words a. trap x _______________ b. careless x _______________ c. peaceful x _______________ d. smart x _______________ Gr. 2 Hi-Lo Passages to Build Comprehension: Scholastic Teaching Resources 7
Date: ______________ Learner’s Hub 3 Cheetahs Cheetahs are large, spotted cats that live in Africa’s grasslands. They are the fastest of all the land animals. Their speeds can top 70 miles per hour. Although they are fast, cheetahs can not maintain that speed for more than 100 yards at a time. The name cheetah comes from an Indian word meaning “spotted one”. Answer each question with a complete sentence. 1. Which continent do cheetahs live? _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ 2. Are cheetahs the fastest of all animals? _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ 3. How fast can cheetahs run? _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ 4. Where does the word cheetah come from? _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ 8 Super Teacher Worksheets - www.superteacherworksheets.com Gr. 2
Date: ______________ Learner’s Hub 4 Pictures in the Sky by Anita Amin “Look at that cloud,” Emma told her brother Alex. They were sitting outside in their backyard. The sky was blue and full of fluffy clouds. Alex looked up at the white cloud. “It looks like a duck,” he said. “To me it looks like a big dog,” Emma said. She pointed to another white cloud. “What about that one?” “It looks like an octopus,” Alex said. “To me it looks like a bunch of balloons.” Emma pointed to another white cloud. “What about that one?” “It looks like a man with a long beard,” Alex said. “To me it looks like a tree.” Emma pointed to a dark cloud. “What about that one?” “It looks like a car with people in it,” Alex said. “To me it looks like rain!” Emma cried. They raced back inside and watched the rain pour down. Gr. 2 Super Teacher Worksheets - www.superteacherworksheets.com 9
Date: ______________ Learner’s Hub 4 Pictures in the Sky by Anita Amin 1. Where does this story take place? a. at the park b. in Emma and Alex’s house c. on a grassy hill d. in Emma and Alex’s backyard 2. Alex saw a cloud that looked like an octopus. What did Emma think it looked like? ______________________________________________________ 3. Which cloud was probably dark gray? a. The cloud that looked like a duck. b. The cloud that looked like a man with a beard. c. The cloud that looked like a horse. d. The cloud that looked like a car. 4. How many clouds do Emma and Alex see in this story? ________________ 5. When does this story take place? a. right after it rains b. right before it rains c. on a Thursday night d. on a clear day 10 Super Teacher Worksheets - www.superteacherworksheets.com Gr. 2
Date: ______________ Learner’s Hub Extended Questions 6. How was the sky? _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ 7. List the shape of the clouds by : a. Alex :1. _________________ Emma :1. __________________ 2. _________________ 2. __________________ 3. _________________ 3. __________________ 4. __________________ 4. __________________ 8. Write antonyms for the following : a. outside x ____________________ b. big x ____________________ c. white x ____________________ d. dark x ____________________ Gr. 2 11
Date: ______________ Learner’s Hub 4 Pictures in the Sky by Anita Amin Fill in the missing vowels to create words from the story. Then write the full word on the line. Be sure you spell each word correctly. 1. b r t h r 1. clue: boy with the same mother as you 2. b c k y r d 2. clue: land behind a house 3. c t p s 3. clue: sea animal with 8 legs 4. b rd 4. clue: hair on a man’s chin 5. r c d 5. clue: ran 6. c l d 6. clue: white or gray water vapour in the sky 7. b l l ns 7. clue: round, rubber sacs filled with air 12 Super Teacher Worksheets - www.superteacherworksheets.com Gr. 2
Date: ______________ Learner’s Hub 5 Killer Whales A Killer Whale is also known as an Orca. It is black and white and usually found near polar ice regions. The males are up to 30 feet long and can live between 50- 60 years. Females are 15 feet in length and can live between 60-80 years. Killer Whales eat dolphins, penguins, fish and squid. 1. What is another name for the Killer Whale? ________________________________________________________ 2. Where do Killer Whales live? a. near the equator b. in hot climates c. in large lakes d. near the North and South Poles 3. Which is longer in size: a male or female killer whale? ________________ 4. Which lives longer: a male or female killer whale? ________________ 5. Foods that Killer Whales Eat Gr. 2 Super Teacher Worksheets - www.superteacherworksheets.com 13
Date: ______________ Learner’s Hub 6 Where is Alex? by Anita Amin “Ten!” Emma cries, opening her eyes. “Ready or not, here I come!” Emma searches the park for her elder brother Alex. They’re playing Hide-and- Seek. “Found you!” Emma peers under a bench. But she only finds a squirrel. Clang. Clink. Clunk. Mom is dropping bottles into a trash can. “Found you!” Emma leaps behind the trash can. But she only finds more bottles. A nearby tree shakes with the wind. “Found you!” Emma skips around the tree. But she only finds some acorns. Emma flops down on the bench. She’s tired and ready to quit! Where is Alex? An acorn rolls near the bench. The squirrel carries the acorn past Emma, past the trash can and up the tree. Emma follows the squirrel. She peeps up the tree. “Fooled you!” Alex laughs. He’s swinging from a branch like a monkey! 14 Super Teacher Worksheets - www.superteacherworksheets.com Gr. 2
Date: ______________ Learner’s Hub 6 Where is Alex? by Anita Amin 1. Where does this story take place? a. in the back yard b. in the front yard c. across the street d. at the park 2. Who is Emma? b. Alex’s younger sister d. Alex’s cousin a. Alex’s older sister c. Alex’s best friend 3. What is mom doing in this story? ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ 4. Complete the web. There places Emma Looks For Alex 5. Where was Alex hiding? ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ Gr. 2 Super Teacher Worksheets - www.superteacherworksheets.com 15
Date: ______________ Learner’s Hub 6 Where is Alex? by Anita Amin Match the words from the story with their meanings and write the number in the box. 1. searches tricked 2. bottles oak tree seed 3. shakes glass or plastic containers 4. quit looks for 5. acorn moves back and forth 6. fooled give up 16 Super Teacher Worksheets - www.superteacherworksheets.com Gr. 2
Date: ______________ Learner’s Hub 7 Birds and Turtles Mother birds lay eggs in nests where they are safe. Little birds hatch from the eggs.They cheep and cheep until their parents bring them food. Turtles lay eggs, too. Mother turtles lay their eggs in the sand where the eggs will be safe. But mother turtles cover the eggs and leave. When it is time, small turtles hatch from the eggs. They dig their way up and learn to find food on their own. Gr. 2 Hi-Lo Passages to Build Comprehension: Scholastic Teaching Resources 17
Date: ______________ Learner’s Hub 1. How are birds and turtles alike? a. They have hard shells . b. The young hatch from eggs. c. The mothers leave the eggs . 2. How are birds and turtles different? a. Bird parents feed their young. b. They lay eggs in safe places. c. The young need food to eat. 3. In this paragraph, the word hatch means a. opening on a roof. b. make a plan. c. come out of. 4. How do mother birds take care of their little babies? ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ 5. How do small turtles take care of themselves? ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ 6. What do you mean by ‘cheep’ from the comprehension passage? ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ 18 Hi-Lo Passages to Build Comprehension: Scholastic Teaching Resources Gr. 2
Date: ______________ Learner’s Hub 8 Emily’s Harvest by Sue Gallion Emily and Dad planted a garden. Emily waited for the plants to grow. Then she watched for the vegetables to get ripe. “When can we pick the tomatoes?” Emily asked. “Tomorrow,” said dad. But as the sun came up, squirrel chomped on every tomato. “When can we pick the green beans?” Emily asked. “Tomorrow,” said dad. But as the sun came up, rabbit nibbled every green bean. “When can we pick the cucumbers?” Emily asked. “Tomorrow,” said dad. But as the sun came up, Emily’s dog, Molly, munched on the cucumbers. When the sun climbed high in the sky, Emily put on her garden gloves. She picked ten jalapeno peppers. Squirrel watched from a tree. Rabbit watched from behind a bush. Molly watched from a lawn chair. In the kitchen, Emily and dad made a big batch of spicy salsa. Emily dipped a tortilla chip in the salsa. Crunch! Everyone was happy with the harvest. Gr. 2 Super Teacher Worksheets - www.superteacherworksheets.com 19
Date: ______________ Learner’s Hub Emily’s Harvest . by Sue Gallion 1. Complete the sentences. a. Rabbit ate the b. Molly ate the . c. ate the tomatoes. d. Emily picked the . 2. Who are the two main characters in this story? _______________________________________________________ 3. What is the setting of this story? _______________________________________________________ 4. What is the problem in this story? _______________________________________________________ 5. What did Emily and her dad do with the peppers? ________________________________________________________ 20 Super Teacher Worksheets - www.superteacherworksheets.com Gr. 2
Date: ______________ Learner’s Hub 9 A Mark on the Wall Anna took off her shoes. She stood straight with her back against the wall. Anna’s mother put the ruler on Anna’s head and made a little mark on the wall. It was two inches above another mark. Next to the new mark, Anna’s mother wrote the date. “Wow!” she said. “No wonder your jeans are too short.” 1. Which sentence is most likely true? a. Anna’s mother is measuring Anna’s head . b. Anna’s mother is mad at Anna c. Anna has grown two inches taller 2. You can guess that the next mark will be a. the same . b. lower c. higher. 3. Most likely Anna’s mother will. a. buy Anna new jeans. b. give Anna old jeans. c. make Anna stop growing. 4. Why are Anna’s jeans too short now ? _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ Gr. 2 Hi-Lo Passages to Build Comprehension: Scholastic Teaching Resources 21
Date: ______________ Learner’s Hub 5. What do you mean by ‘took off’ from the comprehension passage. _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ 6. Ask your mother to make a mark on the wall and measure your height in inches and fill in the details below Date : _________________ Height in inches : _________________ 22 Hi-Lo Passages to Build Comprehension: Scholastic Teaching Resources Gr. 2
Date: ______________ Learner’s Hub 10 Rosie’s Bedtime Story by Anita Amin Rosie loved bedtime. Her dad always told her stories. Sometimes, he told fairy tales. Sometimes, he told animal stories. And sometimes, he told sports stories. Rosie couldn’t wait to hear dad’s next story. But that night, mom tucked Rosie into bed instead. “dad is sick,” mom told Rosie. “But I can tell you a story if you want me to.” So mom told Rosie a story. But to Rosie, it wasn’t the same. She felt sad. She didn’t want dad to be sick, and she missed story time with dad. She thought maybe dad missed story time, too. This gave her an idea. Rosie hopped out of bed. She went to dad’s room. She knocked on his door. “Come in,” dad said. When Rosie opened the door, dad smiled weakly. “I’m sorry. I’m going to miss story time tonight.” Rosie sat on dad’s bed. “No you won’t. I’m going to tell you a story.” So Rosie told dad a story about a castle, a dragon, and a princess. dad loved the story and he fell asleep with a smile on his face. “Get well quickly, dad,” Rosie whispered. Gr. 2 Super Teacher Worksheets - www.superteacherworksheets.com 23
Date: ______________ Learner’s Hub 10 Rosie’s Bedtime Story by Anita Amin 1. Complete the graphic organizer. 3 Types of Stories that Dad Tells Rosie 2. Why didn’t Rosie’s dad tuck her into bed? _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ 3. What type of story did Rosie tell her dad? a. a true story b. a scary story c. a story about animals d. a fairy tale 4. Where does the beginning of the story take place? a. in Rosie’s bedroom b. in Rosie’s dad’s c. in the living room bedroom d. in the kitchen 5. Who fell asleep at the end of the story? 24 Super Teacher Worksheets - www.superteacherworksheets.com Gr. 2
Date: ______________ Learner’s Hub Extended Questions 6. Did Rosie liked the story told by mom? ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ 7. What idea did Rosie get? ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ 8. Where does the end of the story take place? Tick the correct answer. a. in dad’s bedroom. ______ b. in Rosie’s bed room. ______ c. in living room ______ d. in the kitchen ______ 9. Give another suitable title for the story. ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ 10. What did Rosie whisper to her dad? ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ Gr. 2 25
Date: ______________ Learner’s Hub 10 Rosie’s Bedtime Story by Anita Amin Fill in the missing vowels to create words from the story. Then write the full word on the line. Be sure you spell each word correctly. 1. b d t m 1. clue: time of the day when you get ready to sleep 2. s t r y 2. clue: tale 3. w k l y 3. clue: opposite of strongly 4. k n c k d 4. clue: hit something to make a sound 5. w h s p r d 5. clue: spoke softly 6. c s t l 6. clue: large house made of stone 7. p r n c s s 7. clue: daughter of a king or queen 26 Super Teacher Worksheets - www.superteacherworksheets.com Gr. 2
Date: ______________ Learner’s Hub 11 Ship of the Desert Do you know what a ship of the desert is? It is a camel. These animals are good for carrying people and supplies across hot, dry deserts. Camels can go many days without getting thirsty. Camels can also go for a long time without food. They live off the fat in their humps when there is no food. 1. Which sentence is most likely true? a. Camels eat sand most of the time. b. Camels don’t like to eat or drink. c. The desert has little food or water. 2. You can guess that some trips camels make. a. take many days. b. are in cold places. c. are across the sea. 3. After a camel crosses a desert, you can predict that it a. isn’t very hungry. b. drinks a lot of water. c. acts like a ship. Gr. 2 Hi-Lo Passages to Build Comprehension: Scholastic Teaching Resources 27
Date: ______________ Learner’s Hub 4. Where do camels store their fats? ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ 5. How do camels survive when there is no food? ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ 28 Hi-Lo Passages to Build Comprehension: Scholastic Teaching Resources Gr. 2
Date: ______________ Learner’s Hub 12 Cock-A-Doodle-Snooze by Neal Levin One morning, the rooster forgot to wake up and say, “Cock-a- doodle-doo!” So all the other farm animals slept late. “I don’t mean to ruffle any feathers,” the hen told the rooster, “but someone needs to wake you up on time.” “I’ll wake you up,” said the horse to the rooster. “I’ll give you my loudest neighhhhh.” “But who will wake you up?” the rooster yawned. “I’ll wake the horse,” said the cow. “I’ll give him my loudest moooooo.” “And I’ll wake the cow,” said the sheep. “I’ll give her the best baaaaaa she’s ever heard. As long as someone wakes me first.” “I’ll wake the sheep,” said the pig. “I’ll give her an oink and a grunt.” “Then who will wake you up?” said the sheep. “Oh, I always wake up on time,” the pig said, “as soon as I hear the rooster crow.” Gr. 2 Super Teacher Worksheets - www.superteacherworksheets.com 29
Date: ______________ Learner’s Hub “Sounds like a plan,” yawned the rooster. But the next morning, all the animals slept late a second time because the rooster still didn’t crow. Because the horse didn’t wake the rooster. Because the cow didn’t wake the horse. Because the sheep didn’t wake the cow. Because the pig didn’t wake the sheep. Because the pig didn’t hear the rooster. “ That settles it,” the hen said. “If nobody here is going to wake up on time, I’m taking over.” So at the next crack of dawn, the hen ran all over the farm yelling “Cluck-a- doodle-cluck! Cluck-a-doodle-cluck!” All the other farm animals woke up, including the rooster. “But how did you wake up on time?” said the rooster to the hen. “That’s easy. I set my built in alarm cluck,” said the hen. “Cluck-a-doodle-cluck- a-doodle-cluck!” 30 Super Teacher Worksheets - www.superteacherworksheets.com Gr. 2
Date: ______________ Learner’s Hub Cock-A-Doodle-Snooze 1. What problem do the animals face in the story? a. The hen keeps trying to boss others around. b. The rooster isn’t waking up on time. c. The animals can’t sleep. d. The animals are going to bed too late. 2. Read this sentence from the story: “I don’t mean to ruffle any feathers, but someone needs to wake you up on time.” What does it mean to “ruffle someone’s feathers”? a. bother or annoy someone b. say something nice about someone c. say something in a loud voice d. say something in a quiet voice 3. When the animals make a plan to wake one another up, it doesn’t work. Why not? ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ Gr. 2 Super Teacher Worksheets - www.superteacherworksheets.com 31
Date: ______________ Learner’s Hub 4. Which word best describes the hen’s solution to the animals’ problem? a. sneaky b. unhelpful c. clever d. useless 5. How does the hen wake up on time? ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ 6. How many days did the farm animals sleep till late in the morning ? ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ 7. Which animal was going to wake up the rooster and how ? ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ 8. Give another suitable title to the story? ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ 32 Gr. 2
Date: ______________ Learner’s Hub 9. In the table below write the sounds that each animal makes. Sr. No. Animal Sounds 1 horse 2 cow 3 sheep 4 pig 5 hen 10. Give the rhyming words for the following words. Sr. Animal Rhyming Words Rhyming Words No. 1 hen 2 long 3 sheep 4 crack 5 wake Gr. 2 33
Date: ______________ Learner’s Hub 12 Cock-A-Doodle-Snooze by Neal Levin Match the words from the story with their meanings and write the number in the box. 1. ruffle 4 type of sound a pig makes 2. dawn solves, clears up 3. yawned a male chicken 4. grunt early morning 5. rooster type of clock that sets off a signal to wake you up 6. crow mess up 7. alarm a loud cry made by a rooster 8. settles something you do when you’re tired 34 Super Teacher Worksheets - www.superteacherworksheets.com Gr. 2
Date: ______________ Learner’s Hub 13 Frogs and Toads People often confuse frogs and toads. Both are amphibians. This means they are cold-blooded; their temperature stays the same as their surroundings. Frogs and toads have four legs and no tails. They use their back legs for jumping. The legs on frogs are longer. Toads have drier, lumpier skin. Most adult frogs live in or near water. Most adult toads live on land. 1. How are frogs and toads alike? a. They live mostly on land. b. They are cold-blooded. c. They have long tails. 2. How are frogs and toads different? a. Toads jump with their back legs. b. Toads live mostly on land. c. Frogs have lumpier skin. Gr. 2 Hi-Lo Passages to Build Comprehension: Scholastic Teaching Resources 35
Date: ______________ Learner’s Hub 3. In this paragraph, the word adult means a. grown-up. b. young. c. cold-blooded. 4. What do you mean by ‘amphibians’ from the comprehension passage. ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ 5. Where do frogs live? ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ 6. Where do toads live? ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ 36 Hi-Lo Passages to Build Comprehension: Scholastic Teaching Resources Gr. 2
Date: ______________ Learner’s Hub 14 Anna’s Kite by Anita Amin On a sunny afternoon in the park, Anna was flying her kite. She watched it climb higher and higher into the sky. Her kitten watched the kite in the air. “Look at my kite, Kitty!” Meow. Kitty ran to a tall tree. “Oh, no!” Anna cried. Her kite was flying too close to the tree! Anna tried to move her kite. “Too late!” she cried as her kite got tangled in the tree’s branches. Anna went over to the tree. She stared up at her kite. How could she get it down? Anna tried yanking on her kite string. The kite wouldn’t come down. “Maybe the wind will blow my kite down.” Anna waited a while. But the wind didn’t blow her kite down. Anna picked up a stick. “Maybe this stick will knock my kite down.” Anna threw the stick upward. The stick did not go high enough to knock her kite down. Anna frowned. “I can’t climb up there. The kite is too high.” Gr. 2 Super Teacher Worksheets - www.superteacherworksheets.com 37
Date: ______________ Learner’s Hub Meow. Kitty rubbed against Anna’s leg. Anna looked down at Kitty. “But maybe you can climb up there.” So Kitty sprang from branch to branch. When she reached the kite, she swiped at it and knocked it down. “Great job, Kitty!” Anna smiled. Now, Anna could fly her kite again. 38 Super Teacher Worksheets - www.superteacherworksheets.com Gr. 2
Date: ______________ Learner’s Hub 14 Anna’s Kite by Anita Amin 1. What is the setting of this story? _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ 2. Who are the two main characters in this story? _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ 3. Why couldn’t Anna get the kite down with a stick? a. The stick was too heavy to throw. b. Anna could not throw the stick high enough. c. The stick got stuck in the tree. d. The stick ripped the kite. 4. Why couldn’t Anna climb the tree? a. The tree branches would not hold her. b. The tree was too far away. c. Her mom told her not to climb trees. d. The kite was too high in the tree. 5. How did Anna’s kite get out of the tree? _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ Gr. 2 Super Teacher Worksheets - www.superteacherworksheets.com 39
Date: ______________ Learner’s Hub Extended Questions 6. What happened to Anna’s Kite? _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ 7. Did the wind blow the kite down? _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ 8. What did Anna do with the stick? _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ 9. How did kitty bring the kite down? _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ 10. Kitty is the name of the kitten in the given story. Use your imagination and suggest names for a. A puppy - _________________________ b. A parrot - _________________________ c. A rabbit - _________________________ d. A monkey - _________________________ 40 Gr. 2
Date: ______________ Learner’s Hub 14 Anna’s Kite by Anita Amin Fill in the missing vowels to create words from the story. Then write the full word on the line. Be sure you spell each word correctly. 1. t n g l d 1. clue: caught in 2. p w r d 2. clue: towards the sky 3. c l s 3. clue: not far 4. w nd 4. clue: moving air 5. c l mb 5. clue: go up 6. s t r d 6. clue: looked at for a long time 7. s p r ng 7. clue: jumped Gr. 2 Super Teacher Worksheets - www.superteacherworksheets.com 41
Date: ______________ Learner’s Hub 15 Aunt Lee’s Chicken Eggs by Susan Manzke Some people have cats or dogs as pets. Aunt Lee is not like those people. Her two pets are chickens. Both are girl birds, or hens. One is named Lulu and the other is Molly. Cindy came to visit Aunt Lee to help with her pets. “It is time to collect eggs,” said Aunt Lee. She handed her niece a basket. Molly and Lulu were looking for bugs in the backyard when Cindy went to the chicken house. There was one egg in the nest. Cindy took it and put it in her basket. As she walked toward the house, Cindy saw something white under a bush. It was another egg. She picked it up and put it in her basket, too. “Two eggs, Aunt Lee,” said Cindy. “I found one in a nest and the other one under a bush.” “Oh my,” said Aunt Lee. “I hope the one from under the bush is good. If it was there for a long time, maybe it is old. It could make us sick. Which egg was under the bush?” 42 Super Teacher Worksheets - www.superteacherworksheets.com Gr. 2
Date: ______________ Learner’s Hub Cindy looked into the basket. The eggs looked the same. “I don’t know,” She said. “Don’t worry,” said Aunt Lee. “I have a trick to figure out if an egg is good or not.” She ran water into a bucket. “Gently put both eggs into the water, Cindy. A good egg will sink to the bottom. A bad egg will float.” Cindy put the eggs in the water. Both eggs went to the bottom. “Yay!” said Aunt Lee. “Both eggs are good. We will use them to bake a cake.” Cindy smiled. Gr. 2 Super Teacher Worksheets - www.superteacherworksheets.com 43
Date: ______________ Learner’s Hub 15 Aunt Lee’s Chicken Eggs by Susan Manzke 1. Cindy is Aunt Lee’s... a. daughter b. niece c. friend d. sister 2. Cindy found two eggs. Where did she find the first egg? ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ 3. Where did she find the second egg? ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ 4. Aunt Lee was afraid that... a. one of the eggs had a baby chick in it. b. one of the eggs was not round enough. c. one of the eggs was brown and one was white. d. one of the eggs could make them sick. 5. How could Aunt Lee tell the eggs were fresh and safe to eat? ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ 44 Super Teacher Worksheets - www.superteacherworksheets.com Gr. 2
Date: ______________ Learner’s Hub Extended Questions 6. Name Aunt Lee’s Pets? Which animals were they? ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ 7. What were Molly and Lulu looking for in the backyard? ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ 8. What can happen if we eat an old egg? ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ 9. What will Aunt Lee do with both the good eggs? ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ 10. Suggest a suitable title for the above story. ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ Gr. 2 45
Date: ______________ Learner’s Hub 15 Aunt Lee’s Chicken Eggs by Susan Manzke Match the words from the story with their meanings and write the number in the box. 1. basket • carefully 2. bush • small plant with a wooden stem 3. nest • ill 4. sick • daughter of a brother or sister 5. gently • place where birds lay eggs 6. niece • small container to carry things 46 Super Teacher Worksheets - www.superteacherworksheets.com Gr. 2
Date: ______________ Learner’s Hub 16 47 Don’s Flower Don’s class was learning about plants. The teacher asked the students to bring in a flower. Don chose a pretty flower from his mother’s garden. “How will I get this to school?” he asked. “The flower will wilt on the bus.” Don’s mother showed him what to do. She wrapped a wet paper towel around the flower stem. “This will keep your flower alive until you can put it in water,” she said. 1. In this paragraph, the word wilt must mean a. spill over. b. lose freshness. c. grow slowly. 2. The main idea of this paragraph is a. how Don kept his flower fresh. b. studying flowers in school. c. wrapping a stem in a paper towel . Gr. 2 Hi-Lo Passages to Build Comprehension: Scholastic Teaching Resources
Date: ______________ Learner’s Hub 3. You can predict that Don a. lost his flower on the bus. b. brought a flower to school every day. c. got his flower to school without wilting. 4. How did Don take the flower to the school? ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ 5. Write synonyms and antonyms for the words given below. Sr. Words Synonyms Antonyms No 1. wrapped 2. wet 3. alive 48 Hi-Lo Passages to Build Comprehension: Scholastic Teaching Resources Gr. 2
Date: ______________ Learner’s Hub 17 The Holiday Surprise by Anita N. Amin One morning, Sammy got a phone call from his friend Raj. “Come over for Holi,” Raj said. “It’s a holiday from India. Make sure you wear old clothes.” “Old clothes? Why?” Sammy asked. Sammy knew nothing about Holi. “It’s a surprise,” Raj said. “See you soon.” They hung up. Sammy put on some old clothes. Then, he walked over to Raj’s house. Inside on a table, there were four big jugs of coloured water. There was blue water, green, red, and yellow. Raj handed Sammy two jugs. Raj picked up the other two. “Are we going to paint eggs like we do for Easter?” Sammy looked around. He didn’t see any eggs. Gr. 2 Super Teacher Worksheets - www.superteacherworksheets.com 49
Date: ______________ Learner’s Hub “No, not eggs.” Raj walked outside. Sammy followed. “Will we paint our shirts? Is that why we had to wear old clothes?” “Not quite,” Raj said. They stopped at the park. People were throwing coloured water at each other. Red, orange, yellow water – every color of the rainbow splashed across the air. “Surprise!” Raj said. “We’re going to paint each other!” Sammy laughed. “Now, I have a surprise for you.” He splashed Raj with the blue water. “Got you first!” 50 Super Teacher Worksheets - www.superteacherworksheets.com Gr. 2
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