2nd grade reading comprehension

Example

The ice cream dripped down Lucy's arm. The sun beat down on the beach. What will probably happen to the ice cream?

1. An inference combines clues in the text with what you know.
2. So the answer is: It will melt.

Answer: It will melt.

Example

Zack teased Mo for being slow at reading. Later, Zack got stuck on a maths problem, and Mo kindly helped him. What is the lesson?

1. The lesson is what the character (and reader) learns.
2. So the answer is: Everyone has different strengths, so don't tease others.

Answer: Everyone has different strengths, so don't tease others.

Example

The library got lots of new books, so more children started visiting after school. What happened because the library got new books?

1. Find the event, then look for what made it happen (cause) or what it led to (effect).
2. So the answer is: More children visited.

Answer: More children visited.

Example

Beginning: Ana wanted to win the school kite contest. Middle: Her kite kept crashing because it was too heavy. End: She made a lighter kite from paper and straws, and it flew higher than all the others. What is the PROBLEM in the middle?

1. Beginning = setting the scene; middle = the problem; end = the solution.
2. So the answer is: The kite was too heavy and kept crashing.

Answer: The kite was too heavy and kept crashing.

Example

When the lights went out in the storm, Gran lit a candle and said, "Who wants to hear a story?" How does Gran respond to the power cut?

1. A character's response is what they do, say or feel when something happens.
2. So the answer is: She stays calm and tells a story.

Answer: She stays calm and tells a story.

Example

Down in the garden, under a stone, Lives a little beetle all alone. He has no sister, he has no brother, Just a tiny shiny beetle mother. Which word rhymes with 'stone'?

1. Poets use rhyme, rhythm and repeated words to make poems fun to read aloud.
2. So the answer is: alone

Answer: alone