Short reading comprehensions for Grade 2 help young learners improve their reading, thinking, and understanding skills. These passages are written in simple language and followed by easy questions. They make reading fun and help children learn new words while improving their ability to find answers from short stories.
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Free Printable Short Reading Comprehension Worksheet for Grade 2
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
1. What did Alice see by the river?
Answer: A white rabbit wearing a coat.
2. Where did Alice follow the rabbit?
Answer: Down a rabbit hole.
3. Who could smile and disappear in Wonderland?
Answer: The Cheshire Cat.
4. Who was the Mad Hatter having tea with?
Answer: The hare.
5. What did Alice realize at the end of the story?
Answer: It was all a dream.
Peter Pan
1. Who is Peter Pan?
Answer: Peter Pan is a magical boy who never grows up.
2. Where did Peter Pan take Wendy, John, and Michael?
Answer: Peter Pan took them to Neverland.
3. Who is Tinker Bell?
Answer: Tinker Bell is a tiny, sparkling fairy.
4. Who was the bad guy in Neverland?
Answer: The bad guy was Captain Hook, the pirate.
Why did Wendy and her brothers return home?
Answer: Wendy and her brothers returned home after their adventure, but Peter stayed in Neverland.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
1. Who did Tom trick into painting the fence?
Answer: Tom tricked his friends into painting the fence.
2. Who was Tom’s best friend?
Answer: Tom’s best friend was Huck Finn.
3. What did Tom and Huck find in the cave?
Answer: They found treasure in the cave.
4. What did Tom learn at the end of the story?
Answer: Tom learned that being brave and helping others is the best way to be a hero.
5. What did Tom do after finding the treasure?
Answer: Tom became a hero for his bravery and cleverness.
Little Women
1. How many sisters were there?
Answer: Four.
2. What did Meg like to do?
Answer: Meg liked to be fancy.
3. What did Jo love?
Answer: Jo loved writing stories.
4. Who was kind and helped others?
Answer: Beth was kind and helped others.
5. What did the sisters give away for Christmas?
Answer: They gave their money to buy gifts for others.
Charlotte’s Web
1. Who was Wilbur’s best friend?
Answer: Charlotte the spider.
2. What did Charlotte do to help Wilbur?
Answer: She spun words in her web like “Some Pig” to make him famous.
3. What words did Charlotte write in her web?
Answer: “Some Pig” and “Terrific.”
4. Why did people think Wilbur was special?
Answer: Because of the words Charlotte spun in her web.
5. What did Wilbur do after Charlotte left?
Answer: He took care of Charlotte’s babies.
Stuart Little
1. Who was Stuart Little?
Answer: Stuart Little was a small, brave mouse who lived with a family.
2. What did Stuart Little love to do?
Answer: Stuart Little loved going on adventures.
3. Who was Stuart’s best friend?
Answer: Stuart’s best friend was a bird named Margalo.
4. How did Stuart travel on his adventure?
Answer: Stuart traveled in a toy car and a little boat.
5. Why did the Little family love Stuart?
Answer: They loved Stuart for his kindness and bravery.
A Wrinkle in Time
1. Who disappeared in the story?
Answer: Maggie’s dad.
2. Who helped Maggie and Charles Wallace on their adventure?
Answer: Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Which, and Mrs. Who.
3. What did Maggie learn on her journey?
Answer: Maggie learned that love and courage can help her overcome challenges.
4. How did Maggie feel when she saved her dad?
Answer: Maggie felt proud and happy.
5. What is a “wrinkle in time”?
Answer: A wrinkle in time is a special way to travel through space and time.
The Chronicles of Narnia
1. Who were the four siblings in the story?
Answer: Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy.
2. What did Lucy find in the old house?
Answer: A magical wardrobe.
3. What was the name of the evil witch?
Answer: The White Witch.
4. Who helped the children defeat the White Witch?
Answer: Aslan, the lion.
5. What did the children become after defeating the White Witch?
Answer: Kings and queens of Narnia.
Harry Potter
1. What school did Harry Potter go to?
Answer: Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
2. What magic spell did Harry use?
Answer: “Wingardium Leviosa.”
3. Who were Harry’s friends?
Answer: Ron and Hermione.
4. What did Harry use the spell for the next day?
Answer: To lift a heavy book.
5. How did Harry feel after using the spell?
Answer: He felt proud.
The Lord of the Rings
1. Who is the main character of the story?
Answer: Frodo the hobbit.
2. What is special about the ring Frodo has?
Answer: The ring can make the wearer invisible, but it is dangerous.
3. Who did Frodo take with him on his journey?
Answer: Sam, Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli.
4. What did Frodo have to do with the ring?
Answer: Frodo had to destroy the ring.
5. Where did Frodo have to go to destroy the ring?
Answer: To a faraway mountain.
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