Fox Night
Fox crept past the sleeping hens. Her stomach rumbled.
She stopped at the gate and listened. Something creaked in the barn.
With a quick leap, she was back in the dark woods.
2nd grade English Language Arts practice sheet
Alaska content standards · from Gradelings · Name: ______________________
Question 1
Which word rhymes with “fish”?
🐟fish- 📱phone
- 🍽️dish
- 🚐van
🍽️ dish
Hint: Rhyming words end with the same sound. Say them out loud: fish… dish!
Question 2
Clap the word “sun”. How many claps (syllables)?
☀️sun- 1
- 3
- 2
1
Hint: Clap as you say it: sun. Each clap is one syllable. That's 1.
Question 3
Who is the main character in this story?
Kenji's class had a pet fish named Bubbles.
Every morning, Kenji sprinkled in some fish food.
One day, Bubbles swam up to the top to say hello.
Kenji felt proud to be a good helper.
- 🧒Kenji
- 🐳a whale
- 🧜a mermaid
🧒 Kenji
Hint: The main character is who the story is mostly about.
Question 4
What is the opposite of “first”?
- last
- closed
- small
last
Hint: Opposites mean very different things, like first and last.
Question 5
Which text helps you remember what to buy at the store?
- 🌊a map of the ocean
- 📝a list
- 🧚a fairy tale
📝 a list
Hint: A list is a quick way to write down things to remember.
Question 6
Which one is a compound sentence?
- Drawing or reading.
- We can draw.
- We can draw, or we can read.
We can draw, or we can read.
Hint: A compound sentence has two parts that could each be a sentence on its own.
Question 7
Which word names a feeling you cannot touch? joy, spoon, rock
- spoon
- joy
- rock
joy
Hint: Joy is a feeling, so it is an abstract noun.
Question 8
Which sentence has a simile?
- The wind was strong.
- The wind howled like a wolf.
- The wind howled.
The wind howled like a wolf.
Hint: Look for the word like.
Question 9
What will Fox most likely do next?
- Join the hens.
- Fix the barn.
- Look for food somewhere else.
Look for food somewhere else.
Hint: Her stomach rumbled, so she still needs food.
Question 10
On which page does the chapter “Whales” begin?
Table of Contents Chapter Title Page 1 Bears 5 2 Owls 11 3 Frogs 16 4 Bees 22 5 Whales 29 - 29
- 22
- 16
29
Hint: Find the title in the middle column, then read the page number.
Answer key
- 1. 🍽️ dish (Rhyme Time)
- 2. 1 (Sound Detectives)
- 3. 🧒 Kenji (Story Builders)
- 4. last (Word Power)
- 5. 📝 a list (Book Explorers)
- 6. We can draw, or we can read. (Joining Sentences)
- 7. joy (Grammar Gears)
- 8. The wind howled like a wolf. (Word Pictures)
- 9. Look for food somewhere else. (Reading Detectives)
- 10. 29 (Text Features)
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