GRADE MSCHOLASTIC 2 New York * Toronto * London * Auckland * Sydney Teaching Mexico City * New Delhi * Hong Kong ® Buenos Aires Retomeet ‘Scholastic Success With Reading Comprehension + Grade 2State Standards Correlations To find out how this book helps you meet your state's standards, log on to www.scholastic.com/ssw Scholastic inc. rants teachers permission o photocopy the reproducible pages from this book for classroom use. 'No other part ofthis publication may be reproduced in whole or in part, or slored in a retrieval syster, ‘or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, ‘or otherwise without vtten permission ofthe publisher. For information regarding permission, wre ta Scholastic Ine, 557 Broadway, New York, NY 10012 Wirtlen by Robin Wolfe Cover design by Ka-Yeon Kin-L Interior ilustrtions by Mark Mason Interior design by Quack & Company ISBN-13 978-0-545.20083-7 ISBN-10 0-545-20083-0 Copyright © 2002, 2010 Scholastic Inc. All rights reserved. Printed in the US.A 1234567890 4 THBUBHD Scholastic Success With Reading Comprehension + Grade 2 Copyright © SenIntroduction Parents and teachers alike will find Reading Comprehension to be a valuable learning tool. Children will enjoy reading a wide variety of stories that are humorous or informative. The activities include puzzles, brain teasers, and fun ways of finding answers and are tools for improving comprehension skills. Finding the main idea, reading for details, drawing conclusions, and following directions are just some of the skills included. Second graders are also challenged to develop vocabulary, identify cause and effect, and analyze characters. They are encouraged to try different reading strategies that will help them become better readers. Take a look at the Table of Contents. You will feel rewarded providing such a valuable resource for your children. Remember to praise children for their efforts and successes! Table of Contents a4 5 we 6 Try This! (Using context clues) .. Moon Walk (Finding the main idea) ..+.+++ ABC (Finding the main idea).....++++++++ Call the Police! (Finding the main idea). 7 Rachel’s Recipe (Reading for details).......... 8 Rodeo Clowns (Reading for details) ......+++++9 Gorillas (Reading for details).....+++0+++0+6++ 10 Fun at the Farm (Real or fantasy) ..+.+s+eese0-T1 Grandma Hugfuzzy (Real or fantasy). 2 The Change Game (Real or fantasy). .B The Rescue (Sequencing) ....ssssecccceeseeee New Kid in School (Sequencing) ...+.+.+.+6++ 15 A Pencil Sandwich? (Sequencing) ..+.+.++++++ 16 Secret Message (Following directions)........ 17 Rainy Day Fun (Following directions). 118 Our Flag (Following directions).......+0+26064 19 After School at Jake's House (Drawing conclusions) ... 20 Iti si tahW (Drawing conclusions) ....+.+++6+6 21 They Could Do Better (Drawing CONCLUSIONS) ..ssescesseseseeeeecsesessseee DD Miss Maple (Visualizing) Sentence Shapes (Visual Curious Creature (Making inferences) Figure It Out (Making inferences) . iNGJovsseversveevene 24 2 26 Summer Vacation (Sorting and classifying) ... 27 Which One Doesn't Belong? (Sorting and classifying) 28 My Favorites (Sorting and classifying)........29 Will He Be All Right? (Making predictions) ... 30 What Will Happen Next? (Making predictions) suena etree Wishes Come True (Making predictions) ..... 32 Zoo Reports (Comparing and contrasting) 33 The Contest (Comparing and contrasting) .... 34 The Accident (Comparing and contrasting) ... 35 What Is Cotton? (Developing vocabulary) .... 36 Busy as a Bee (Developing vocabulary) ....... 37 Sioux Life (Developing vocabulary). +38 Chain Reaction (Identifying cause and effect)...sessesceseesereseeesees 39 ‘An American Volcano (Identifying cause and effect)....esseseeeeeseseseeeses/ 40 My Favorite Dentist (Analyzing characters) .. 41 What a Kid! (Analyzing characters). a2 Lunch Lady (Analyzing characters) . 43 Limericks (Appreciating literature) .....+++++.44 A Tall Tale (Appreciating literature)....++.++. 45 A Play (Appreciating literature) .. 46 Answer Key... 47-48 ‘Scholastic Success With Reading Comprehension + Grade 2