Grade 2 Reading

Set 10
 Walking the Dog
It was time to head home from
school. Lee could not find his
hat. He had seen Jim near the hats
and coats earlier.
“You took my hat,” Lee said. Jim
said he did not,
but he would be happy to help Lee
look for it.
An angry Lee grabbed his coat to
put it on.
His hat fell out of his own coat
pocket. “I’m sorry,” he said to Jim.
“I should have known you
wouldn’t take my hat. I’ll think
and look next time before I talk.”
1. Who is the main
character? ________
2. What is Lee’s problem?
a. He could not find his coat.
b. He could not find his hat.
3. Why does Lee think that
Jim took his hat?
a. He saw Jim took his hat.
b. He saw Jim near the hats
and coats earlier.
4. Where is Lee’s hat?
a. He is wearing it.
b. It’s inside his coat.
Read the list of rules. Then use the
rules to answer each question below.

Park Rules
• Throw trash in trash cans.
• Be kind to friends and others in the
playground.
• Do not play in the playground after
dark.
• Do not let pets go close to swings
and slides.
1. Juan has just fi nished eating
his lunch. What should he do
with the empty bags?
• Throw trash in trash cans.
• Be kind to friends and others in the
playground.
• Do not play in the playground after dark.
• Do not let pets go close to swings and
slides.
2. The sun has gone down. Is it
okay for Mai Lee to play on a
swing? Why or why not?
• Throw trash in trash cans.
• Be kind to friends and others in the
playground.
• Do not play in the playground after dark.
• Do not let pets go close to swings and
slides.
3. Gina is walking her dog on the
sidewalk. She wants to talk to a friend
who is on the slide. What should she
do? Why?
• Throw trash in trash cans.
• Be kind to friends and others in the
playground.
• Do not play in the playground after
dark.
• Do not let pets go close to swings and
slides.
3. Gina is walking her dog on the
sidewalk. She wants to talk to a friend
who is on the slide. What should she
do? Why?
• Throw trash in trash cans.
• Be kind to friends and others in the
playground.
• Do not play in the playground after
dark.
• Do not let pets go close to swings and
slides.
This old, brick firehouse is red. It
is also crowded. There are too
many tools to fit on the shelf.
There are hoses piled everywhere.
People bump into each other inside
the firehouse. It was built a long
time ago. There were fewer homes
to protect back then. It is time to
get a bigger firehouse!
1. What is the main idea of
this paragraph?
a. The old firehouse is red.
b. The old firehouse was built
a long time ago.
c. The old firehouse is too
small.
2. Choose two details that tell
about the main idea.
a. The firehouse has piles of
hoses.
b. The firehouse is made
from bricks.
c. People bump into each
other inside of it.
3. Choose one detail that does
not tell about the main idea.
a. There are too many tools to
fit on the shelf.
b. The firehouse is red.
c. People bump into each
other inside the firehouse.