4th of July Reading Practice - 2nd grade

Kaboom! It’s the Fourth of July. Fireworks light up the night. Have you ever seen a willow firework? It has long trails of color that float to the ground. The pinwheel and comet are two other popular fireworks. One of the loudest fireworks is called the salute. After a bright flash, you hear a loud BOOM!

This story is mainly about?

• The salute fireworks is one of the loudest.

• Fireworks during the Fourth of July.

• The pinwheel and comet fireworks are the most popular.

It has long trails of color that float to the ground.

Which word has the same middle sound that you hear in float?

• block

• cot

• back

• row

Which set are homophones?

• for/to

• you/loud

• to/two

• flash/boom

What is the plural form of firework?

• fireworks'

• fireworks's

• fireworks

• firework

What is the contraction for we have?

• we'ave

• weh'ave

• we've

Kaboom! It’s the Fourth of July. Fireworks light up the night. Have you ever seen a willow firework? It has long trails of color that float to the ground. The pinwheel and comet are two other popular fireworks. One of the loudest fireworks is called the salute. After a bright flash, you hear a loud BOOM!

What is a detail from this passage?

• It's the Fourth of July.

• Kaboom! and Boom!

• One of the loudest fireworks is called the salute.

What is the contraction for it is?

• It's

• I'ts

• Its's

Kaboom! It’s the Fourth of July. Fireworks light up the night. Have you ever seen a willow firework? It has long trails of color that float to the ground. The pinwheel and comet are two other popular fireworks. One of the loudest fireworks is called the salute. After a bright flash, you hear a loud BOOM!

How does the writer describe the willow firework?

• One of the loudest fireworks.

• One of the most poplar fireworks.

• Has long trails of color.

• It lights up the night.

Kaboom! It’s the Fourth of July. Fireworks light up the night. Have you ever seen a willow firework? It has long trails of color that float to the ground. The pinwheel and comet are two other popular fireworks. One of the loudest fireworks is called the salute. After a bright flash, you hear a loud BOOM!

What is one of the loudest fireworks called?

• Pinwheel

• comet

• willow

• salute

What is the homophone for one?

• one

• bikes

• isn't

• his