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Grade 2 Real World Fiction Reading Comprehension Worksheets

Enhance reading comprehension skills in young readers with our Real World Fiction Reading Comprehension worksheets. These resources provide a structured approach to understanding and interpreting fictional texts in real-world contexts in an interactive and printable format, fostering a strong foundation in reading skills.

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Luca and Lily—Understanding Text - worksheet educational content
Luca and Lily—Understanding Text
This short story about a trip to the animal shelter is a great way to practice comprehension. Students will read the tex...
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Short Story —Norah and the Fire Alarm - worksheet educational content
Short Story —Norah and the Fire Alarm
This short story about a girl who is afraid of the fire alarm is a great way to practice comprehension. Students will re...
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Angela and Marie—Short Story - worksheet educational content
Angela and Marie—Short Story
This short story about a cat having kittens is a great way to practice comprehension. Students will read the text and th...
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Short Story —Norah and the Fire Alarm - worksheet educational content
Short Story —Norah and the Fire Alarm
This short story about a girl who is afraid of the fire alarm is a great way to practice comprehension. Students will re...
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Angela and Marie—Short Story - worksheet educational content
Angela and Marie—Short Story
This short story about a cat having kittens is a great way to practice comprehension. Students will read the text and th...
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Luca and Lily—Understanding Text - worksheet educational content
Luca and Lily—Understanding Text
This short story about a trip to the animal shelter is a great way to practice comprehension. Students will read the tex...
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What Do Humans Need? Informational text - worksheet educational content
What Do Humans Need? Informational text
This worksheet contains an informational text on what humans need to survive. Following the passage is a short comprehen...
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Informational Text—Where Do You Live? - worksheet educational content
Informational Text—Where Do You Live?
This informational text on urban, suburban, rural areas is a great way to practice reading fluency and comprehension whi...
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Citing Textual Evidence - worksheet educational content
Citing Textual Evidence
In this worksheet students will read a short realistic fiction passage and answer multiple choice questions that require...
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Story Details and Elements - worksheet educational content
Story Details and Elements
In this worksheet students will read a short story passage and answer multiple choice questions that require quoting tex...
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Baking Cookies —Analyzing Key Details - worksheet educational content
Baking Cookies —Analyzing Key Details
This short fiction story is a great way to practice reading comprehension. Students will read the text about baking cook...
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Reading—The Airport - worksheet educational content
Reading—The Airport
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Reading —Sunny and the Missing Pencil - worksheet educational content
Reading —Sunny and the Missing Pencil
This worksheet is a great way to practice reading comprehension and fluency. Students will read the short story about a ...
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Short Story — Lucky Finds a Home - worksheet educational content
Short Story — Lucky Finds a Home
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To My Little Brother !Poem - worksheet educational content
To My Little Brother !Poem
This poem is about a boy who is inviting his new baby brother into the world. This activity includes comprehension quest...
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Analyzing Theme -Langston Hughes - worksheet educational content
Analyzing Theme -Langston Hughes
Explore the powerful message of identity, equality, and resilience in Langston Hughes' iconic poem "I, Too, Sing America...
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Airplanes Informational Text - worksheet educational content
Airplanes Informational Text
This informational text on airplanes is a great way to practice reading comprehension. Students will read the short para...
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The Rubik's Cube - worksheet educational content
The Rubik's Cube
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Soccer Time—Short Story - worksheet educational content
Soccer Time—Short Story
This short story is a great way to identify and define unknown words using context. Students will read the passage then ...
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Reading Short Story—Charlie's Messy Room - worksheet educational content
Reading Short Story—Charlie's Messy Room
This short fiction passage about a boy and his messy room is perfect for teaching central message or moral. Students wil...
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Andrew’s First Day of Second Grade - worksheet educational content
Andrew’s First Day of Second Grade
This short story about a boy on his first day of school is perfect for practicing character response. Students will read...
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The Bakery—Short Story - worksheet educational content
The Bakery—Short Story
This short story is a great way to identify and define unknown words using context. Students will read the passage then ...
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Comparing & Contrasting Winston & Elle’s Day at the Park - worksheet educational content
Comparing & Contrasting Winston & Elle’s Day at the Park
This short story is a great way to compare and contrast the experiences of characters in a story. This fiction story is ...
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Short Story—Pizza Party - worksheet educational content
Short Story—Pizza Party
This resource is a great way to practice differntiating between information gained from illustrations and words in a sto...
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Senses at the Circus—Identify Words and Phrases - worksheet educational content
Senses at the Circus—Identify Words and Phrases
This short fiction passage about a day at the circus contains a lot of words and phrases that appeal to the senses! Stud...
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Character Traits—Arnold and Lucy - worksheet educational content
Character Traits—Arnold and Lucy
This short fiction passage is a great way to compare and contrast characters in stories. The short story focus on two sc...
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Best Short Story—1st Graders at Goodplace Elementary School - worksheet educational content
Best Short Story—1st Graders at Goodplace Elementary School
These two short fiction passages are a great way to compare and contrast character traits in stories. The short descript...
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Clarifying Text with illustrations—How to Tie Shoes - worksheet educational content
Clarifying Text with illustrations—How to Tie Shoes
This informational text on how to tie shoes is a great opportunity to practice interacting with images in a text. Studen...
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Morning Chaos—Using Illustrations to Comprehend - worksheet educational content
Morning Chaos—Using Illustrations to Comprehend
This short fiction passage about a hectic morning is perfect for reading comprehension, as well as interacting with illu...
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Short story on Suzie's Crazy Hair - worksheet educational content
Short story on Suzie's Crazy Hair
This short story about Suzie, the girl with crazy hair, is a great opportunity to practice interacting with images in a ...
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Short Story —Beanie's Home From Summer Camp - worksheet educational content
Short Story —Beanie's Home From Summer Camp
This short story is about Mamba and her brother, Beanie, who reunite after a long summer apart. Students will read the s...
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Short Story on Planning Jason's Birthday Party - worksheet educational content
Short Story on Planning Jason's Birthday Party
This short story about planning a birthday party is a great way to practice reading dialogue. Students can read the stor...
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Fiction vs Nonfiction - worksheet educational content
Fiction vs Nonfiction
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Mark's Awesome Birthday Party - worksheet educational content
Mark's Awesome Birthday Party
This fiction passage about a child's birthday party with comprehension questions will keep your students engaged. They w...
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Book Covers - worksheet educational content
Book Covers
This worksheet will help your class to understand the elements of a book cover. Students must identify the title and aut...
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The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane - worksheet educational content
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
This engaging 4th-grade ELA worksheet, aligned with CCS.RL.4.5, guides students through a character analysis of Kate DiC...
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Read the book "Charlotte's Web" by E.B. White - worksheet educational content
Read the book "Charlotte's Web" by E.B. White
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Magic Book’s Lesson —Short Story - worksheet educational content
Magic Book’s Lesson —Short Story
Reading Literature - Deeply analyze the engaging fantasy tale "Magic Book's Lesson" by quoting key textual details. Thro...
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Figurative language in The One and Only Ivan - worksheet educational content
Figurative language in The One and Only Ivan
In this engaging worksheet aligned with CCS.RL.4.5, 5th-grade students will explore figurative language in Katherine App...
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Short Story — The Mice and the Well - worksheet educational content
Short Story — The Mice and the Well
Students read a fable about Birbal, a wise man who impresses Emperor Akbar with his intelligence and wit. Aligned to RL....
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My Day in the City
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My Day in the City
This short story about a day in the city is perfect for practicing oral reading skills. Students will record themselves ...
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Fiction vs Nonfiction Texts — Tigers - worksheet educational content
Fiction vs Nonfiction Texts — Tigers
This worksheet on tigers is a great way to test to see if your class knows the difference between fiction and nonfiction...
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Fiction vs Nonfiction Texts — Dentists - worksheet educational content
Fiction vs Nonfiction Texts — Dentists
This worksheet on dentists is a great way to test to see if your class knows the difference between fiction and nonficti...
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The Rainbow Poem - worksheet educational content
The Rainbow Poem
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Bubbles—Rhyming Poem - worksheet educational content
Bubbles—Rhyming Poem
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Informational Text — Fascinating Fungi - worksheet educational content
Informational Text — Fascinating Fungi
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Carl and the Lost Girl—Moral of the Story - worksheet educational content
Carl and the Lost Girl—Moral of the Story
This fable with comprehension questions will teach students about kindness and trust. Students will identify character t...
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Fable on The King’s Quest—Author's Purpose - worksheet educational content
Fable on The King’s Quest—Author's Purpose
This fable with comprehension questions will teach students that it is never a smart idea to judge a book by its cover. ...
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The Honey Jar—Evidence from text - worksheet educational content
The Honey Jar—Evidence from text
This fable with comprehension questions will teach students about being truthful. Students will identify character trait...
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Reading Comprehension— Reese & Cece - worksheet educational content
Reading Comprehension— Reese & Cece
This short fiction story is a great way to practice reading comprehension. Students will read the text about Reese & Cec...
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Short Story on Birds - worksheet educational content
Short Story on Birds
This short story about a girl and her bird feeder is perfect for practicing reading comprehension. Students will read th...
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Retelling Stories - worksheet educational content
Retelling Stories
This graphic oragnizer is a great way to see if your readers can retell the story. Students will list the characters fro...
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The City—Context Clues - worksheet educational content
The City—Context Clues
This informational text is a great way to build vocabulary and practice context clues. Students will read the passage on...
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