My Big Swim
I stood on the edge of the pool and my knees shook.
“You can do it,” said Coach Lin. I took a deep breath and jumped.
When I popped up, I was grinning from ear to ear.
2nd grade English Language Arts practice sheet
New York State Learning Standards · from Gradelings · Name: ______________________
Question 1
Which word is in the “-ot” family?
-ot
- make
- hot
- bat
hot
Hint: Words in the -ot family all end with “ot”, like pot and dot.
Question 2
Which letters are missing?
🌱s__d- ai
- ee
- oa
ee
Hint: Say “seed” slowly. The middle sound is spelled ee.
Question 3
Who is the main character in this story?
Noah and Zoe built a fort out of blankets.
They put pillows inside to make it soft.
Then it started to rain outside.
The two friends read stories in their cozy fort.
- 💧a raindrop
- 👷a builder
- 🧒Noah and Zoe
🧒 Noah and Zoe
Hint: The main character is who the story is mostly about.
Question 4
What is the opposite of “first”?
- last
- win
- night
last
Hint: Opposites mean very different things, like first and last.
Question 5
Which text tells you how to make something, step by step?
- 💌a birthday card
- 🧁a recipe
- 🎵a poem
🧁 a recipe
Hint: A recipe lists what you need and the steps to follow.
Question 6
Which word best joins the two ideas?
Do you want milk, do you want juice?
- because
- so
- or
or
Hint: Use or when there is a choice.
Question 7
She smiled ___ she won the game.
- but
- or
- because
because
Hint: Because gives the reason.
Question 8
What does “as brave as a lion” tell us?
- The person lives in a zoo.
- The person is a lion.
- The person is very brave.
The person is very brave.
Hint: A simile compares to show a feeling or quality.
Question 9
How did the swimmer feel at the end?
- bored
- proud and happy
- scared
proud and happy
Hint: They were grinning from ear to ear.
Question 10
Words like first, next and finally help the reader know…
- the name of the author
- the order of events
- the price of the book
the order of events
Hint: Order words show what comes first, next and last.
Answer key
- 1. hot (Rhyme Time)
- 2. ee (Sound Detectives)
- 3. 🧒 Noah and Zoe (Story Builders)
- 4. last (Word Power)
- 5. 🧁 a recipe (Book Explorers)
- 6. or (Joining Sentences)
- 7. because (Grammar Gears)
- 8. The person is very brave. (Word Pictures)
- 9. proud and happy (Reading Detectives)
- 10. the order of events (Text Features)
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