Worksheet Set - Reading Comprehension Level 2

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1 Worksheet Set - Reading Comprehension Level 2 SKILLS COVERED: Reading Comprehension Word Meanings

2 STORY 1 STORY 1 Did you know that all colors come from red, yellow and blue? They are called the primary colors. You must mix some of these colors to make new colors. Red and blue make purple. Red and yellow make orange. Yellow and blue make green. If you mix the three primary colors together you will get brown. You can use primary colors to paint a picture of a rainbow.

3 STORY 1 - READ AND DO Read the story and circle the correct answers. What is a good name for this story? 1) Making Colors 2) The Four Primary Colors 3) Making Brown What are red, blue and yellow called? 1) Primary Colors 2) Pre y Colors 3) Three Colors Which three colors do you need to make all colors? 1) red, blue, green 2) red, yellow, purple 3) red, blue, yellow What color do you get if you mix blue and yellow? 1) orange 2) purple 3) green What color do you get if you mix red, yellow and blue? 1) brown 2) green 3) purple

4 STORY 1 - VOCABULARY BUILDER Read the story and circle the correct answers. UP and DOWN are opposites. What story word is the opposite of OLD? 1) good 2) make 3) new Which word does NOT go with the others? 1) red 2) blue 3) paint 4) green 5) yellow What two small words make the compound word rainbow? 1) rain and boat 2) rain and bow 3) rain and blue What story word rhymes with TRUE? 1) brown 2) black 3) blue What story word means "to put all together"? 1) mix 2) take 3) get

5 STORY 1 - CLOZING TIME Circle the correct word that belongs where each number is in the story. Did you know that all 1 come from red, yellow and blue? They are called the 2 colors. You must mix some of these 3 to make new colors. Red and blue make purple. Red and yellow make orange. Yellow and blue make green. If you mix the three primary colors 4 you will get brown. You can use primary colors to paint a picture of a 5. 1) colors rainbow 2) purple primary 3) colors primary 4) rainbow together 5) rainbow colors

6 STORY 2 STORY 2 Bears are very good hunters. They catch fish, frogs and small animals. They will also look for berries, eggs and seeds to eat. Most of all bears like ants and honey. Bears spend all summer eating. When fall comes they're fat and ready for a long sleep. They sleep during the winter and wake up hungry in the spring.

7 STORY 2 - READ AND DO Read the story and circle the correct answers. What is a good name for this story? 1) Bears 2) Fish 3) Frogs What do bears have to catch for their dinner? 1) Fish 2) Eggs 3) Honey A treat for bears is: 1) eggs and seeds 2) fish and frogs 3) honey and ants When do bears sleep the most? 1) in fall 2) in spring 3) in winter 4) in summer From the story you can tell that: 1) Bears have a lot to eat to live through the winter. 2) Bears eat meat in the winter. 3) Bears do not like honey.

8 STORY 2 - VOCABULARY BUILDER Read the story and circle the correct answers. Which word has the small word "ring" in it? 1) spring 2) spot 3) sing Which two words are opposites? 1) look and catch 2) fat and long 3) sleep and wake Which word has the small word "one" in it? 1) only 2) honey 3) home What word is the opposite of "hungry"? 1) fall 2) full 3) fell The word WE'RE means WE ARE. The word THEY'RE means: 1) They are 2) They will 3) You are

9 STORY 2 - CLOZING TIME Circle the correct word that belongs where each number is in the story. Bears are very good 1. They 2 fish, frogs and small animals. They will also look for berries, eggs and seeds to eat. Most of all bears like ants and 3. Bears spend all summer eating. When fall comes they're fat and 4 for a long sleep. They sleep during the winter and wake up 5 in the spring. 1) hunters honey 2) hungry catch 3) honey catch 4) hunters ready 5) hungry honey

10 STORY 3 STORY 3 The giraffe lives in Africa and is the tallest animal in the world. It has long legs and a long, stiff neck. It eats the leaves from the tops of trees. If a giraffe wants to drink water or eat grass it must spread its legs wide. A giraffe can see and hear well and can run fast. It can also kick hard with its hoofs. A mother giraffe is even strong enough to kill a lion to save her baby.

11 STORY 3 - READ AND DO Read the story and circle the correct answers. Where do giraffes live? 1) in Africa 2) in Asia 3) in America What does a giraffe eat? 1) leaves and grass 2) trees and lions 3) leaves and trees Why would a giraffe fight a lion? 1) to save her mother 2) to save her baby 3) for fun Why is it hard for a giraffe to hide? 1) because it is so tall 2) because there are so many of them 3) because it can run fast From this story you can tell that: 1) a giraffe climbs trees 2) a giraffe has a hard time ge ing down to drink water 3) a giraffe never drinks water

12 STORY 3 - VOCABULARY BUILDER Read the story and circle the correct answers. What story word is the opposite of "soft"? 1) enough 2) hard 3) wide What story word is made from the root word "tall"? 1) telling 2) tails 3) tallest What story word has the small word "read" in it? 1) spread 2) spray 3) reed What story word rhymes with "stink"? 1) dark 2) dress 3) drink Which two words are opposites? 1) tall and long 2) strong and weak 3) hear and save

13 STORY 3 - CLOZING TIME Circle the correct word that belongs where each number is in the story. The giraffe lives in 1 and is the tallest animal in the world. It has long legs and a long, stiff neck. It eats the leaves from the tops of trees. If a 2 wants to drink water or eat grass it must 3 its legs wide. A giraffe can see and hear well and can run fast. It can also kick hard with its 4. A mother giraffe is even strong 5 to kill a lion to save her baby. 1) Africa Enough 2) hoofs giraffe 3) spread enough 4) giraffe hoofs 5) enough spread

14 STORY 4 STORY 4 I met Tom when he moved into a house down the street. That was two years ago when we were both seven. We like to do the same things and we never fight. Sometimes I stay overnight at his house and sometimes he stays with me. When we go to the park, he lets me ride his bike and I let him play with my dog. Tom always laughs at my jokes and I help him with his math. Tom and I are best friends.

15 STORY 4 - READ AND DO Read the story and circle the correct answers. What is a good name for this story? 1) Playing in the Park 2) Tom and Peter 3) Best Friends How do I help Tom? 1) I ride his bike. 2) I help him with his math. 3) I make up jokes. When did we meet? 1) four years ago 2) two years ago 3) three years ago Why are the boys such good friends? 1) They like to do the same things. 2) They are boys. 3) They live in the same town. From the story you can tell that: 1) The boys are nine years old. 2) They boys are eight years old. 3) The boys are seven years old.

16 STORY 4 - VOCABULARY BUILDER Read the story and circle the correct answers. What word rhymes with "light"? 1) laugh 2) fight 3) lime What does the word "overnight" mean? 1) all night 2) all day 3) before supper What word means "number work"? 1) math 2) jokes 3) both What story word is the opposite of "goes"? 1) laughs 2) moved 3) stays Which word sounds the same as "to" (a homonym)? 1) two 2) Tom 3) toe

17 STORY 4 - CLOZING TIME Circle the correct word that belongs where each number is in the story. I met Tom when he moved into a house down the street. That was two years ago when we were 1 seven. We like to do the same things and we never 2. Sometimes I stay 3 at his house and sometimes he stays with me. When we go to the park, he lets me ride his bike and I let him play with my dog. Tom always 4 at my jokes and I help him with his math. Tom and I are best friends. 1) both always 2) fight laughs 3) fight overnight 4) laughs both