ERROR CORRECTION SET 1

Questions 1 to 8 [ 8 marks]

Read the text below and correct the underlined errors. For each question, write the correct word in the
space provided in the answer sheet.

Molly (1)with her friend Bella (2)was playing at the playground. They were (3)suppose to be taking turns
on the swing.

Molly counted to 100 while Bella was on the swing. Bella didn’t get off the swing. “Bella! I counted to
100, it’s my turn!” said Molly. “You counted (4)to fast, it’s still my turn,” Bella said. Molly was upset. She
wanted a turn on the swing, too! (5)Where could she do?

Molly could tell the teacher, but her teacher always wanted them to try to solve the problem first. What
could she try? She decided to try (6)used an “I message”. That means to tell the other person how you
are feeling, why you feel that way, and what they can please do to make it better.

“Bella, I feel sad because we were supposed to take turns (7)besides 100 seconds. Will you please get
off?” Molly asked. Finally, Bella got (8)of the swing. Molly was happy because she solved her problem all
by herself!

Adapted text from : https://www.k5learning.com/worksheets/reading-comprehension/2nd-grade-2-

reading-playground.pdf

ANSWER SHEET ERROR CORRECTION SET 1

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ERROR CORRECTION SET 2

Questions 1 to 8 [ 8 marks]

Read the text below and correct the underlined errors. For each question, write the correct word in the
space provided in the answer sheet.

Kate and her brother Jake (1)likes to play catch. They play with softballs, footballs and tennis balls. They
toss the balls back and forth in the yard all (2)a time.

Sometimes they go to the park to have more space for throwing the balls further. When it (3)was
raining out, they play catch (4)into the basement. They use a tennis ball (5)so it bounces off of the
basement walls.

Jake is (6)go to soccer camp for a week (7)these summer. Kate is sad because she won’t have anyone to
play catch with while he is gone. The week before Jake leaves, they go to the park together. There is a
girl tossing a ball in the air by herself. Kate and Jake (8)invited her to play with them. Her name is
Brooke. Kate is happy now that she has a new friend to play catch with while her brother is at camp.

Adapted text from: https://www.k5learning.com/worksheets/reading-comprehension/grade-2-story-

playing-catch.pdf

ANSWER SHEET ERROR CORRECTION SET 2

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ERROR CORRECTION SET 3

Questions 1 to 8 [ 8 marks]

Read the text below and correct the underlined errors. For each question, write the correct word in the
space provided in the answer sheet.

Lily and her brother Ryan went camping with (1)they mom and dad. Ryan and Dad set up the tent while
Lily and Mom (2)collects sticks to start a bonfire.

Once the tent was set up, they started a fire in the bonfire pit. Lily (3)but Ryan looked for long pointy
sticks to use for cooking hot dogs over the fire while the fire was (4)heat up. They found four perfect
sticks, one for each of them. Lily and Ryan, and their mom and dad, each placed two hot dogs on their
sticks.

They held the hot dogs (5)above the fire and turned the sticks (6)slow so (7)any side of each hot dog
was cooked. (8)Than they put the hot dogs into buns and added ketchup and mustard. The hot dogs
were delicious.

Adapted text from: https://www.k5learning.com/worksheets/reading-comprehension/grade-2-story-

camping-trip.pdf

ANSWER SHEET ERROR CORRECTION SET 3

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ERROR CORRECTION SET 4

Questions 1 to 8 [ 8 marks]

Read the text below and correct the underlined errors. For each question, write the correct word in the
space provided in the answer sheet.

Tyler asked his mom if he (1)can ride his bike to the park. “As long as you wear your helmet when you
are riding,” she said. When Tyler got to the park it was (2)fill with people (3)hold garbage bags.

A lot of his friends were (4)those and so were (5)little of (6)him teachers. His friend Bella said,
“Everyone is pitching in and cleaning the park today.” She asked Tyler if he (7)will help. Tyler said,
“Sure,” and asked for a garbage bag. There was garbage everywhere.

Tyler picked up candy wrappers, juice pouches, newspapers and apple cores. (8)They was really gross.
After an hour, he had filled three garbage bags. His friends filled a lot of garbage bags too.

Adapted text from: https://www.k5learning.com/worksheets/reading-comprehension/grade-2-story-

clean-park.pdf

ANSWER SHEET ERROR CORRECTION SET 4

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SET 1

1and
2were
3supposed
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SET 2
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6going
7this
8invite

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1their
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5over
6slowly
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