Second Grade Reading

Read This Passage:

Lolly and her mother went to the store. There were many colors. They bought a blue mat.

What color map did they buy?

• Red

• Blue

• Pink

• Black

Read The Paragraph:

Earthquakes are dangerous and can happen anywhere and at any time. To protect yourself from an earthquake, take cover. If you are at school, hide under a table or chair. If you are at home, hide under your bed or anything that can prevent falling debris from hurting you.

What is the Main Idea of this paragraph?

• To tell us what an earthquake is.

• To tell us what to eat.

• To tell us how to protect ourselves during an earthquake.

• To tell us what damage an earthquake can do.

Read The Passage

Then answer the question:

What was in the big plastic bag?

• Fish

• Dolphins

• Tadpoles

• Turtles

Theme is an important idea or message inside a story.

The theme is the ------- of the story

Fill in the blank:

Every ---------, children all around the world receive presents!

Answer explanation

Remember, holidays are always capitalized!

Example:

Thanksgiving

Diwali

Halloween

Easter