Grade 2 Reading Reviewer 3rd Quarter Getting the Main Idea Spots was a large grey and white

cat. Spots lived in a barn on a farm. Spots liked living in the barn. It was warm in the winter and cool in the summer. There were many mice for Spots to chase. Best of all, Spots had a soft place to sleep in the corner of the barn. What is the main idea? Circle the correct answer. A. The barn was dirty. A. The barn was dirty. B. Spots was grey and white. B. Spots was grey and white. C. The barn was a good place for Spots to live. C. The barn was a good place for Spots to live. D. Spots often slept outside when it rained. D. Spots often slept outside when it rained Saturday at the Carnival James and his sister, Anna, went to the carnival on Saturday. They rode the merry-goround, the roller coaster and the Ferris wheel. James ate popcorn and a hot dog. Anna drank lemonade and ate an apple. They saw many exciting shows. They were tired when they went home. What is the main idea? Circle the correct answer. A. James and Anna were hungry. B. James and Anna did many things at the carnival. C. The merry-go-round was broken. D. The carnival was on Saturday. The Storm The rain began early in the morning. It fell as hard drops, morning. It fell as hard drops, one after another. The sky one after another. The sky was full of dark purple clouds. was full of dark purple clouds. Thunder began as a soft Thunder began as a soft rumble and became louder rumble and became louder and louder. Lightning crashed and louder. Lightning crashed every few minutes, making the sky a brilliant white. What is the main idea? Circle the correct answer. A. The farms needed the rain. B. The thunder hurt the peoples ears. C. Lightning made the sky bright. D. The storm was very strong

Long and Short E and U Sounds Circle the word that does not have the same vowel sounds as the rest bed bun read peel cup view hut uniform sneeze went wheel green mess fun bead meal sun glue cub pure speak dent tell real weed luck geese dear pun pew mug rescue spell men deal preach den few men dead mute tub music shut spear teen peal sent

Ring the word that will complete the sentence. 1. The band played the ______________ in the school play. news views music pure 2. The cook used the orange _______ in his recipe. sheet cheese peel sweep 3. A lot of people ______________ during the funeral of the good doctor. review amuse weep sleep 4. Please do not step on the ______________. mute cure mew 5. He was put to sleep by the gentle __________ . sleeve treat breeze

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6. The boy dropped the toy when he tried to ______________ for the book on the shelf peep refuse cube reach 7. He did not see the dirt on his right _____________________. pupil sleeve neat refuse 8. My sister puts a delicious ________________ on the salad. dream cube cream squeeze 9. Did you hear the _________ about the fire in our school? view news speak sweep 10. The boys were _________________ at the magician. sleep amused speak steal

Recalling Details in Sentences 1. Scott went to North Carolina last summer to visit his aunt and uncle. a. Where did Scott go? b. When did he go there? 2. Maria celebrated her ninth birthday last month by having a big pool party. a. Who had a birthday? b. What kind of party did she have? 3. Matts mom tells him to eat all of his broccoli so he will grow up and be strong. a. What does Matts mom tell him to eat? b. Why does he have to eat it? 4. Justin went to the state fair in October and rode the ferris wheel with his dad. a. Who went to the state fair? b. When did he go to the state fair? 5. Brandon went to the doctors office on Friday because his stomach hurt. a. When did he go to the doctor? b. Why did he go to the doctor? 6. Kate stayed after school on Monday to help her teacher clean the classroom. a. Who stayed after school? b. When did she stay after school? 7. Roberts mom told him that if he wanted ice cream, he had to clean his room first. a. Whose mom told him to clean his room? b. Why did he have to clean his room? 8. Ayden got a new baby brother last December named Cameron. a. Who got a baby brother? b. When did he get a baby brother? 9. Lucy packed a ham sandwich and a pickle to eat at the park on Sunday. a. What did Lucy pack for lunch? b. When did she go to the park? 10. Lilys sister gave her a scrapbook when she graduated from Kindergarten last year. a. What did Lilys sister give her? b. Why did her sister give her a gift?