Grade 2 Reading

Set 10
 Walking the Dog
The first thing I do
when I walk my dog is
put on his leash. Then I
walk out the door.
Next, I lead him down
the driveway. Then we
walk around the block.
After our walk, I take
____walk out the door
____ walk around the block
____ take off his leash
____ lead him down the
____ driveway
____ put on his leash
 1. The best title for this passage is
a. Interesting Facts
about Turtles
b. The Large
Leatherback
c. Very Ancient Reptiles
d. Places where Turtles
Live
 The Hungry
OnceCaterpillar
there was a very
tiny caterpillar. She
inched her way
up a tree looking for
food. When she
reached a leaf, she took
a small bite. Then she
Soon, the leaf was gone,
and the caterpillar
moved to the next leaf.
She ate that leaf,
and the leaf beside that,
and the leaf beside that,
and she grew bigger
and bigger and bigger.
One day, though, the
caterpillar stopped
eating. She hung
from the tree and
spun a cocoon
around herself, and
went to sleep. For
many days she slept.
Then one day she
awoke and came out
of the cocoon. Only
she was no longer a
caterpillar — she was
now a beautiful
butterfly!
The caterpillar takes a small bite of a
leaf.
The caterpillar eats many leaves.
The caterpillar stops eating.
The caterpillar takes a bigger bite.
The caterpillar inched up a tree,
looking for food.
The caterpillar spins a cocoon.
The caterpillar eats a whole leaf.
The caterpillar becomes a butterfly.
 No More Tears
Once there was a very
mean boy name Roger who
was a bully to his classmates.
His teacher, who had some
magical powers, decided to
teach him a lesson. She put a
spell on the boy that made
him so sensitive and caring
that he would start crying at
the first hint of anything
He cried when his
teacher read the class
a story about a kitten.
He cried when a girl
said she had a new
baby sister. He cried
when his team won a
game of dodgeball at
recess. By the end of
the school day, the
When the boy was
walking home, he saw
a smaller and younger
boy who was
struggling to carry his
books. Roger did not
cry, but instead of
taking advantage of
the small boy’s
weakness, he offered
 From that day
forward, Roger was
one of the nicest
boys in town. No
one but his teacher
ever knew what had
caused his
change of heart.
Roger cries when his teacher reads
about a kitten.
The spell wears off.
Roger sees the small boy struggling
with his books.
Roger is a bully to his classmates.
Roger cries when his team wins at
dodge ball.
Roger offers to help carry the small
boy’s books.
Roger’s teacher puts a spell on him.
The Snowman
The neighborhood was
covered with a foot of
snow, and there was no
school. Sam and Ellie went
out side to build a
snowman. They made a
very large ball of snow for
the bottom of the
snowman. Then they made
 Finally, they made a
small ball of snow for his
head. They wrap a scarf
around the snowman’s
neck. They put a hat on
his head. They gave him
rocks for eyes and a
carrot for a nose. Ellie’s
idea to give him stick
arms with mittens on the
Then Sam had an idea.
He went into the garage
and got his ski poles to
put in the snowman’s
hands. But where were
the skis? Sam and Ellie
looked everywhere in the
garage for the skis, but
they could not find
When they gave up and
came back outside, the
snowman was moving!
They had left the skis
outside and built the
snowman on top of
them, and now the
snowman was skiing
away!
They wrap a scarf around the
snowman’s neck.
The snowman skis away.
Ellie has the idea to give him stick arms
and mittens.
Sam and Ellie go outside to build a
snowman.
They give him a carrot for a nose.
Sam puts the ski poles in the snowman’s
hands.
Sam and Ellie look for the skis.
They make a large ball for the bottom of
the snowman.
 Sea turtles can swim
very fast. Their front
legs are built like
paddles. They use them
like wings to “fly”
through the water.
Although most turtles
can pull their heads and
legs inside their shells,
The green sea turtle eats
only plants. Other sea
turtles eat both plants
and animals. The largest
of all sea turtles is the
leatherback. It can
weigh over 1,000
pounds. Its favorite food
is jellyfish.
1. Which is the tortoise and which
is the turtle?
2. How are tortoises and sea
turtles alike??
a.Both eat animals.
b.Both dig holes for
their eggs.
c.Both move slowly.
d.Both have front
legs that are good
for digging.
3. How is the tortoise different
from the sea turtle?
a. The tortoise has a
shell.
b. It has no teeth.
c. The tortoise
hatches from an
4. What is the largest kind of
turtle?
5. Which statement is true?
a. Most turtles live
near fresh water.
b. Tortoises are the
largest turtles.
c. Most turtles live in
the ocean.
d. All turtles can pull
their heads inside
 Blue Whales
Blue whales are big. They
can get between 70 – 80 feet
in length (the longest one
ever recorded was 106 feet
long). Blue whales can
weigh as much as 90 to 150
tons. With a body that big,
you might think that whales
eat other big animals.
 Which they filter though
baleen plates. Baleen plates
are filters that are in place
of teeth. A blue whale can
eat up to 7, 715 pounds of
krill (small shrimp-like
creatures) per day!
Blue whales are found
throughout the world’s
oceans. These gentle giants
have grayish-blue skin with
 Which they filter though
baleen plates. Baleen plates
are filters that are in place
of teeth. A blue whale can
eat up to 7, 715 pounds of
krill (small shrimp-like
creatures) per day!
Blue whales are found
throughout the world’s
oceans. These gentle giants
have grayish-blue skin with