Grade 2 Reading Skills Quiz

What is the main idea of a story about a dog who learns to share his toys with the new puppy in the house?

• The importance of taking care of pets

• Learning to share can lead to friendship

• Dogs need a lot of toys to be happy

• Puppies are more playful than older dogs

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

What does the word "glanced" mean in the sentence: "She glanced at the clock and realized it was time for dinner"?

• Looked quickly

• Did not look

• Looked for a long time

• Looked while crying

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

In a story, if the first event is a girl planting a seed and the last event is the girl eating a vegetable from the plant, what likely happened in the middle?

• The plant died

• The girl forgot about the plant

• The plant grew into a vegetable plant

• The girl planted more seeds

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

What can you infer about a character who always shares his snacks and helps others with their homework?

• He is selfish

• He is helpful and kind

• He does not like school

• He never does his homework

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

How are fiction and nonfiction texts different?

• Fiction texts are about real events, and nonfiction texts are made-up stories.

• Fiction texts are usually more interesting than nonfiction texts.

• Nonfiction texts are about real events, and fiction texts are made-up stories.

• Nonfiction texts have pictures, and fiction texts do not.

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.9

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.3.9

CCSS.RL. 6.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

What is the main idea of a nonfiction passage about the life cycle of a butterfly?

• Butterflies are beautiful insects.

• The life cycle of a butterfly has several stages.

• Caterpillars are not the same as butterflies.

• Butterflies can fly.

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RL.1.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

What does the word "migrate" mean in a passage about birds?

• To stay in one place

• To move to another place

• To fly very high

• To sing loudly

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

If a nonfiction passage describes a problem with too much trash in the ocean and then talks about recycling, what can you infer is a solution to the problem?

• Stop going to the beach

• Recycle more to reduce trash in the ocean

• Fish eat the trash

• The ocean cleans itself

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

In a story, if the beginning shows a character being afraid of the dark and the end shows the character sleeping with the lights off, what is a likely event that happened in the middle?

• The character decided they like the dark

• The character learned how to not be afraid of the dark

• The power went out, and there were no lights

• The character never sleeps again

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

How can you tell a book is a work of fiction?

• It has a table of contents

• It tells a made-up story

• It provides factual information

• It is written by a famous author

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6