Grade 2 Book Explorers worksheet
from Gradelings · Name: ______________________
How to explain it
- The title and the author's name are usually on the front cover.
- The author writes the words; the illustrator makes the pictures.
- Different texts do different jobs: a letter shares news, a list helps you remember.
Example: Who writes the words in a book? The illustrator draws the pictures. The author writes the words. Answer: the author
Question 1
A book about frogs has the heading “What Frogs Eat”. What will that part tell?
🐸- how to build a boat
- where the author lives
- what frogs eat
what frogs eat
Hint: A heading tells you what the next part is about.
Question 2
A story about a dragon who bakes cakes is…
🐉- non-fiction
- a recipe
- fiction
fiction
Hint: Fiction is made up by the author. Dragons who bake are pretend!
Question 3
Which text helps you find your way to a place?
- 📝a shopping list
- 🗺️a map
- 😂a joke book
🗺️ a map
Hint: A map shows where places are and how to get there.
Question 4
A poster for a school fun fair is mostly meant to…
🎪- tell people about the event
- tell a long fairy tale
- teach them how to bake bread
tell people about the event
Hint: Posters share information quickly with big words and pictures.
Question 5
A big word at the top of a section that tells what it is about is a…
🔠- heading
- caption
- page number
heading
Hint: Headings are like little titles. They tell you what each part is about.
Question 6
You want to find facts about owls on a website. Where do you type “owls”?
- 🔍in the search box
- 📘on the front cover
- 📄in the page number
🔍 in the search box
Hint: A search box on a website helps you find what you are looking for.
Question 7
Where in a story do you meet the characters and the setting?
📖- the very last word
- the back cover
- the beginning
the beginning
Hint: Stories have a beginning, a middle and an end. The beginning introduces who and where.
Question 8
Where do you usually find the title and the author's name?
- 🌳inside a picture of a tree
- 📄on the last page only
- 📘on the front cover
📘 on the front cover
Hint: Look at the front cover first. It shows the title and who wrote the book.
Question 9
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 10
Which text helps you remember what to buy at the store?
- 🧚a fairy tale
- 📝a list
- 🌊a map of the ocean
📝 a list
Hint: A list is a quick way to write down things to remember.
Answer key
- 1. what frogs eat
- 2. fiction
- 3. 🗺️ a map
- 4. tell people about the event
- 5. heading
- 6. 🔍 in the search box
- 7. the beginning
- 8. 📘 on the front cover
- 9. 🧁 a recipe
- 10. 📝 a list
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