The Lost Mitten
Priya found a small red mitten in the snow. It was wet and cold.
She hung it on the fence so its owner could see it.
The next day, a boy ran up and shouted, “That's mine!”
2nd grade English Language Arts practice sheet
Maine Learning Results · from Gradelings · Name: ______________________
Question 1
Which word is in the “-ot” family?
-ot
- cot
- tell
- tap
cot
Hint: Words in the -ot family all end with “ot”, like pot and dot.
Question 2
Which letters are missing?
🧥c__t- oa
- ai
- ee
oa
Hint: Say “coat” slowly. The middle sound is spelled oa.
Question 3
Who is the main character in this story?
A bear cub named Juniper woke up from a long winter sleep.
Juniper was very hungry.
Juniper found berries and fish near the river.
Soon the little cub felt strong again.
- 🐻Juniper the bear cub
- 🐟a fish
- 🧑a hunter
🐻 Juniper the bear cub
Hint: The main character is who the story is mostly about.
Question 4
One dog, two…
🐶 🐶- dogs
- doges
- dog
dogs
Hint: Most words just add -s: dogs.
Question 5
In a diagram of a bird, the words “beak” and “wing” are…
🐦- chapters
- titles
- labels
labels
Hint: Labels name the parts of a picture. A line often points to each part.
Question 6
Which word best joins the two ideas?
The room was dark, Leo turned on the light.
- or
- but
- so
so
Hint: Use so when the second part happens because of the first part.
Question 7
Which word can take the place of “the girl”?
- she
- they
- he
she
Hint: Use she for one girl or woman.
Question 8
Which phrase uses repeated consonant sounds? lost, last, list
- lost, last, list
- cat, dog, fish
- sun, moon, star
lost, last, list
Hint: The s and t sounds in the middle and end repeat.
Question 9
Who is telling this story?
- someone outside the story
- Priya
- the boy
someone outside the story
Hint: The story says “Priya found”, not “I found”.
Question 10
Which text is a journal entry?
- Once upon a time, a dragon slept.
- Mix flour and eggs. Then stir.
- October 3. Today we saw a moose at the lake.
October 3. Today we saw a moose at the lake.
Hint: A journal entry often starts with a date and tells what happened to the writer.
Answer key
- 1. cot (Rhyme Time)
- 2. oa (Sound Detectives)
- 3. 🐻 Juniper the bear cub (Story Builders)
- 4. dogs (Word Power)
- 5. labels (Book Explorers)
- 6. so (Joining Sentences)
- 7. she (Grammar Gears)
- 8. lost, last, list (Word Pictures)
- 9. someone outside the story (Reading Detectives)
- 10. October 3. Today we saw a moose at the lake. (Text Features)
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