Cat and Dog Day
Jay has a cat named Mochi. Mochi likes to sit by the window and watch birds.
Ana has a dog named Biscuit. Biscuit likes to dig in the garden.
Both animals love treats.
2nd grade English Language Arts practice sheet
Alabama Course of Study · from Gradelings · Name: ______________________
Question 1
Which word rhymes with “bed”?
🛏️bed- 🦴bone
- 🍞bread
- 🐻bear
🍞 bread
Hint: Rhyming words end with the same sound. Say them out loud: bed… bread!
Question 2
Which word starts with the “th” sound?
- 🥢chopsticks
- 🧵thread
- 🦈shark
🧵 thread
Hint: Say each word slowly. “thread” starts with th.
Question 3
Who is the main character in this story?
Amir and his sister made a lemonade stand.
They squeezed lemons and added sugar and water.
Neighbors stopped by to buy a cup.
At the end, they counted their coins.
- 🍋a lemon tree
- 🧒Amir
- 🧑🍳a baker
🧒 Amir
Hint: The main character is who the story is mostly about.
Question 4
What is the opposite of “night”?
- push
- first
- day
day
Hint: Opposites mean very different things, like night and day.
Question 5
Which one is a non-fiction book?
- 🐝All About Bees
- 🌙The Bee Who Flew to the Moon
- 👑Princess Bee and the Magic Hive
🐝 All About Bees
Hint: Non-fiction books give true facts. Bees can't fly to the moon!
Question 6
Which word best joins the two ideas?
Priya likes cats, she is allergic to them.
- or
- so
- but
but
Hint: Use but when the second part is a surprise or a change.
Question 7
This box is ___ than that box. (big)
- bigger
- biggest
- more big
bigger
Hint: Add -er when you compare two things.
Question 8
Complete the simile: as soft as a ___
- pillow
- nail
- brick
pillow
Hint: Pick something that is very soft.
Question 9
How are Mochi and Biscuit different?
- They do the same things.
- Mochi digs. Biscuit watches birds.
- Mochi watches birds. Biscuit digs.
Mochi watches birds. Biscuit digs.
Hint: Compare what each animal likes to do.
Question 10
Tap the steps in the order they happen.
- Get dressed
- Eat breakfast
- Go to school
- Brush your teeth
- Wake up
Wake up → Brush your teeth → Get dressed → Eat breakfast → Go to school
Hint: Think about what has to happen first.
Answer key
- 1. 🍞 bread (Rhyme Time)
- 2. 🧵 thread (Sound Detectives)
- 3. 🧒 Amir (Story Builders)
- 4. day (Word Power)
- 5. 🐝 All About Bees (Book Explorers)
- 6. but (Joining Sentences)
- 7. bigger (Grammar Gears)
- 8. pillow (Word Pictures)
- 9. Mochi watches birds. Biscuit digs. (Reading Detectives)
- 10. Wake up → Brush your teeth → Get dressed → Eat breakfast → Go to school (Text Features)
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