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Worksheet Set - Reading Comprehension Level 2

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Worksheet - Reading Comprehension Level 2STORY 1

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STORY 1

Did you know that all colors come from red, yellow and blue? They are called

the primary colors. You must mix some of these colors to make new

colors. Red and blue make purple. Red and yellow make orange. Yellow and

blue make green. If you mix the three primary colors together you will get

brown. You can use primary colors to paint a picture of a rainbow.

Worksheet - Reading Comprehension Level 2STORY 1 - READ AND DO


Read the story and circle the correct answers.

What is a good name for this story?1) Making Colors

2) The Four Primary Colors3) Making Brown

What are red, blue and yellow called?1) Primary Colors2) Prey Colors3) Three Colors

Which three colors do you need to make all colors?1) red, blue, green

2) red, yellow, purple3) red, blue, yellow

What color do you get if you mix blue and yellow?1) orange2) purple3) green

What color do you get if you mix red, yellow and blue?1) brown2) green3) purple

Worksheet - Reading Comprehension Level 2STORY 1 - VOCABULARY BUILDER



UP and DOWN are opposites. What story word is the opposite of OLD?1) good2) make3) new

Which word does NOT go with the others?1) red2) blue

3) paint4) green5) yellow

What two small words make the compound word rainbow?1) rain and boat2) rain and bow3) rain and blue

What story word rhymes with TRUE?1) brown2) black3) blue

What story word means "to put all together"?1) mix

2) take3) get

Worksheet - Reading Comprehension Level 2STORY 1 - CLOZING TIME


Circle the correct word that belongs where each number is in the story.

Did you know that all 1 come from red, yellow and blue? They

are called the 2 colors. You must mix some of these 3 to make new colors. Red and blue make purple. Red and yellow make orange. Yellow and blue make green. If you mix the three primary

colors 4 you will get brown. You can use primary colors to

paint a picture of a 5.

1) colors rainbow

2) purple primary

3) colors primary

4) rainbow together

5) rainbow colors



STORY 2

Bears are very good hunters. They catch fish, frogs and small animals.

They will also look for berries, eggs and seeds to eat. Most of all bears like

ants and honey. Bears spend all summer eating. When fall comes

they're fat and ready for a long sleep. They sleep during the winter and wake

up hungry in the spring.




What is a good name for this story?1) Bears

2) Fish3) Frogs

What do bears have to catch for their dinner?1) Fish2) Eggs

3) Honey

A treat for bears is:1) eggs and seeds

2) fish and frogs3) honey and ants

When do bears sleep the most?1) in fall

2) in spring3) in winter

4) in summer

From the story you can tell that:1) Bears have a lot to eat to live through the winter.

2) Bears eat meat in the winter.3) Bears do not like honey.




Which word has the small word "ring" in it?1) spring2) spot3) sing

Which two words are opposites?1) look and catch

2) fat and long3) sleep and wake

Which word has the small word "one" in it?1) only

2) honey3) home

What word is the opposite of "hungry"?1) fall2) full3) fell

The word WE'RE means WE ARE. The word THEY'RE means:1) They are2) They will3) You are




Bears are very good 1 . They 2 fish, frogs and small animals. They will also look for berries, eggs and seeds to eat. Most of all bears like ants and 3 . Bears spend all summer

eating. When fall comes they're fat and 4 for a long sleep.

They sleep during the winter and wake up 5 in the spring.

1) hunters honey

2) hungry catch

3) honey catch

4) hunters ready

5) hungry honey



STORY 3

The giraffe lives in Africa and is the tallest animal in the world. It has long legs and a long, stiff neck. It eats the

leaves from the tops of trees. If a giraffe wants to drink water or eat

grass it must spread its legs wide. A giraffe can see and hear well and can

run fast. It can also kick hard with its hoofs. A mother giraffe is even strong

enough to kill a lion to save her baby.




Where do giraffes live?1) in Africa2) in Asia

3) in America

What does a giraffe eat?1) leaves and grass2) trees and lions

3) leaves and trees

Why would a giraffe fight a lion?1) to save her mother

2) to save her baby3) for fun

Why is it hard for a giraffe to hide?1) because it is so tall

2) because there are so many of them3) because it can run fast

From this story you can tell that:1) a giraffe climbs trees

2) a giraffe has a hard time geing down to drink water3) a giraffe never drinks water




What story word is the opposite of "soft"?1) enough

2) hard3) wide

What story word is made from the root word "tall"?1) telling2) tails

3) tallest

What story word has the small word "read" in it?1) spread2) spray3) reed

What story word rhymes with "stink"?1) dark

2) dress3) drink

Which two words are opposites?1) tall and long

2) strong and weak3) hear and save




The giraffe lives in 1 and is the tallest animal in the world. It has long legs and a long, stiff neck. It eats the leaves from the

tops of trees. If a 2 wants to drink water or eat grass it must

3 its legs wide. A giraffe can see and hear well and can run fast.

It can also kick hard with its 4. A mother giraffe is even

strong 5 to kill a lion to save her baby.

1) Africa Enough

2) hoofs giraffe

3) spread enough

4) giraffe hoofs

5) enough spread



STORY 4

I met Tom when he moved into a house down the street. That was two years ago when we were both seven. We like to do the same things and we never

fight. Sometimes I stay overnight at his house and sometimes he stays

with me. When we go to the park, he lets me ride his bike and I let him play

with my dog. Tom always laughs at my jokes and I help him with his math. Tom

and I are best friends.




What is a good name for this story?1) Playing in the Park

2) Tom and Peter3) Best Friends

How do I help Tom?1) I ride his bike.

2) I help him with his math.3) I make up jokes.

When did we meet?1) four years ago2) two years ago

3) three years ago

Why are the boys such good friends?1) They like to do the same things.

2) They are boys.3) They live in the same town.

From the story you can tell that:1) The boys are nine years old.

2) They boys are eight years old.3) The boys are seven years old.




What word rhymes with "light"?1) laugh2) fight3) lime

What does the word "overnight" mean?1) all night2) all day

3) before supper

What word means "number work"?1) math2) jokes3) both

What story word is the opposite of "goes"?1) laughs2) moved3) stays

Which word sounds the same as "to" (a homonym)?1) two2) Tom3) toe




I met Tom when he moved into a house down the street. That was two years ago when we were 1 seven. We like to do the

same things and we never 2 . Sometimes I stay 3 at his house and sometimes he stays with me. When we go to the park, he lets me ride his bike and I let him play with my dog. Tom always 4 at my jokes and I help him with his math. Tom and I are best

friends.

1) both always

2) fight laughs

3) fight overnight

4) laughs both

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