Reading Comprehension Worksheets for 2nd Grade
Level 2 (Second Grade)
Here is a collection of passages that can help students learn to understand what they read. These passages are written specifically for a second grade level, although each students' actual reading level will vary. For more practice at different reading levels, please visit the main Reading Comprehension Worksheet page.
2nd Grade Reading Comprehension Worksheets
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Joey is dressed up as a superhero and all set to attend a party. Will his costume win first prize? Read the story and write the answers to the comprehension questions.
Jake is going on his first plane trip, and he's telling everyone all about it, even his stuffed panda. Will he enjoy flying?
A girl chases a bat across her backyard and tried to discover where it lives. Students read the story and then complete the check-for-understanding questions.
Jimmy discovers a treasure in his own backyard, but it's not exactly as he expects.
Dave's mother gives him some bean seeds to plant. What does he do to make them grow?
How does a chicken take a bath? Read this cute story to find out.
How does a chicken take a bath? Read this cute story to find out.
Emily's animal neighbors enjoy most of her garden harvest, but Emily thinks up a spicy ending to the growing season.
A family helps each other as they prepare for dinner. Students read the passage and check their understanding by answering the questions that follow.
A young child enjoys the summer. Read the poem and answer the questions.
Several friends earm money by shoveling snow for their neighbors. Read the passage and answer the comprehension questions that follow.
Katy is always in a hurry. In this story, Katy learns that first isn't always the best.
Even though they look alike, these twins are very different people. Students will learn to compare and contrast characters.
The Big Egg (Short)
Sam is collecting eggs in the hen house, but one egg seems a little strange.
Bananas and Pineapples (Compare & Contrast)
Learn how bananas and pineapples are similar and different.
Beach and Mountains (Compare & Contrast)
Compare and contrast a vacation at the beach to a vacation in the mountains.
Chicago (Short)
A quick-read passage about Chicago and the Sears Tower.
First Day of School (Poem)
A nervous girl walks into her new classroom for the first time.
Killer Whales (Short)
Another quick-read with facts and questions about orcas.
An entertaining readers' theater about a girl who earns money and saves up for a purple basketball.
Jen can't play becuase she has to clean her room, but her brother turns it into a fun game.
Create art from junk you have around the house; Cute, fun poem for crafty kids
Jill is a rock collector who is afraid to pick up rocks with bugs on them. Her fearless brother Ben follows her around and makes a collection of his own.
Kate and Will eat lunch together. Will finds an unusual surprise in his lunchbox. Hint: It's black and white and smells like flowers.
Libby is watching her brother Max make cookies. She wants to help, but Max says she's too little. Max soon discovers that Libby really IS a big help in the kitchen.
A boy's sister is following him all over the house and chasing him up and down stairs. How will he solve his problem?
Find out what happens when a family of four goes into a pet store and cannot agree of the perfect pet.
Tall Mary & Short Harry (Compare & Contrast)
Read this cute story of two very different friends. Then, compare and contrast the two characters
Jim loves reading and Meg loves math, so they find a way to help each other.
Cheetahs (Short)
Students read a short, non-fiction paragraph about cheetahs and answer the questions that follow.
It's Jennifer's 8th birthday! Read about her birthday party and answer the questions.
Read the paragraphs and choose the main ideas.
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