The 2nd grade reading comprehension activities below are coordinated with the 2nd grade spelling words curriculum on a week-to-week basis, so both can be used together as part of a comprehensive program, or each part can be used separately. The worksheets include second grade appropriate reading passages and related questions. Each worksheet (as well as the spelling words) also includes a cross-curricular focus on earth science, reasoning, study skills, visual art, physical science, history, social sciences, mathematics and life sciences. This allows students to build their reading comprehension skills and reinforce knowledge in other subject areas. There are 36 weeks of second grade worksheets, following most standard school year calendars.
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2nd Grade Reading Comprehension Worksheets
Click on the title of each worksheets to download the printable PDF. Students should read each passage and then answer related questions. They can also write answers on another page or back of the worksheet.
Week 1 Reading Comprehension (B-1)Cross-Curricular Focus: History / Social Sciences
Using a Timeline
A reading passage and questions about using timelines to help understand history.
Week 2 Reading Comprehension (B-2)Cross-Curricular Focus: Physical Science
The Pitch and Volume of Sound
A reading segment and comprehension questions about pitch and volume.
Week 3 Reading Comprehension (B-3)Cross-Curricular Focus: Physical Science
How Things Move
A comprehension passage about motion and measuring changes in position.
Week 4 Reading Comprehension (B-4)Cross-Curricular Focus: Life Science
Plant Life Cycles
A passage and related questions about plant life cycles.
Week 5 Reading Comprehension (B-5)Cross-Curricular Focus: Physical Science
Push and Pull
Reading passage and questions about force, energy, and strength.
Week 6 Reading Comprehension (B-6)Cross-Curricular Focus: History / Social Sciences
Limited Resources
A passage about earth’s limited natural resources.
Week 7 Reading Comprehension (B-7)Cross-Curricular Focus: History / Social Sciences
Using Land in Different Ways
A short passage and related questions about rural, urban, and suburban communities.
Week 8 Reading Comprehension (B-8)Cross-Curricular Focus: Reasoning Skills
Cause & Effect
Reading comprehension passage about cause and effect.
Week 9 Reading Comprehension (B-9)Cross-Curricular Focus: Physical Science
What is Gravity?
A brief passage and questions about the affects of gravity.
Week 10 Reading Comprehension (B-10)Cross-Curricular Focus: Mathematics
Many Ways to Measure
Reading segment and questions about measuring height, weight, and temperature.
Week 11 Reading Comprehension (B-11)Cross-Curricular Focus: Earth Science
The Rock Cycle
A passage about stages of the rock cycle.
Week 12 Reading Comprehension (B-12)Cross-Curricular Focus: Visual Arts
Color Shows Mood
A short passage and questions about how different colors affect us and mix together.
Week 13 Reading Comprehension (B-13)Cross-Curricular Focus: Life Science
Food is Our Fuel
Reading comprehension passage about the energy food provides.
Week 14 Reading Comprehension (B-14)Cross-Curricular Focus: Physical Science
Solids, Liquids, & Gases
A brief passage and questions about the different forms of matter.
Week 15 Reading Comprehension (B-15)Cross-Curricular Focus: Science Investigations
The Scientific Method
Reading segment and questions about using the scientific method in experiments.
Week 16 Reading Comprehension (B-16)Cross-Curricular Focus: Science Investigations
Microscopes Magnify Things
A passage and questions about the origin and use of microscopes.
Week 17 Reading Comprehension (B-17)Cross-Curricular Focus: Science Investigations
Step by Step Instructions
A short passage and questions about writing instructions for your science fair project.
Week 18 Reading Comprehension (B-18)Cross-Curricular Focus: Mathematics
Using Arrays for Multiplication
A brief definition and explanation of how to use arrays in mathematics.
Week 19 Reading Comprehension (B-19)Cross-Curricular Focus: Mathematics
Repeated Subtraction is Division
A brief explanation of division and how it relates to subtraction.
Week 20 Reading Comprehension (B-20)Cross-Curricular Focus: Mathematics
Money, Money, Everywhere!
Reading segment and questions about the use of money.
Week 21 Reading Comprehension (B-21)Cross-Curricular Focus: Mathematics
Fractions as Parts of a Whole
A passage and questions about fractions.
Week 22 Reading Comprehension (B-22)Cross-Curricular Focus: ELA Genre Structure
Poetry Uses Rhyme
A short passage and related questions about the use of rhyming in poetry.
Week 23 Reading Comprehension (B-23)Cross-Curricular Focus: Reasoning Skills
What is a Glyph?
Reading comprehension passage about glyphs – pictures that provide information.
Week 24 Reading Comprehension (B-24)Cross-Curricular Focus: Mathematics
Have You Got the Time?
A brief passage and questions about the different divisions of time.
Week 25 Reading Comprehension (B-25)Cross-Curricular Focus: Mathematics
Shapes on a Plane
Reading segment and questions about common types of geometric shapes.
Week 26 Reading Comprehension (B-26)Cross-Curricular Focus: Mathematics
3-D: It’s Not Just For Movies
A passage about dimensional objects like cubes and pyramids.
Week 27 Reading Comprehension (B-27)Cross-Curricular Focus: Mathematics
Congruent Geometric Shapes
A short passage and related questions about shapes that are congruent.
Week 28 Reading Comprehension (B-28)Cross-Curricular Focus: Mathematics
Identifying Geometric Solids
Reading comprehension passage about three-dimensional figures like cubes and cones.
Week 29 Reading Comprehension (B-29)Cross-Curricular Focus: Mathematics
Showing Data on a Graph
A brief passage and questions about displaying information on a graph.
Week 30 Reading Comprehension (B-30)Cross-Curricular Focus: Mathematics
Extending Patterns
Reading segment and questions about different types and uses of patterns.
Week 31 Reading Comprehension (B-31)Cross-Curricular Focus: Reasoning Skills
Justify Your Answer
A passage about making sure your answers are reasonable.
Week 32 Reading Comprehension (B-32)Cross-Curricular Focus: Writing Strategies
Revise Your Writing
A short passage and related questions about the benefits and process of revision.
Week 33 Reading Comprehension (B-33)Cross-Curricular Focus: Thinking Skills
Making Connections to Text
Reading comprehension passage about connecting to text in different ways.
Week 34 Reading Comprehension (B-34)Cross-Curricular Focus: Thinking Skills
Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing
A brief passage about the elements of becoming good at language.
Week 35 Reading Comprehension (B-35)Cross-Curricular Focus: Study Skills
Narrative or Expository?
Reading segment about the difference between narrative and expository text.
Week 36 Reading Comprehension (B-36)Cross-Curricular Focus: Study Skills
Summarize it!
A brief passage and questions about summarizing skills.