Fall - Early Finishers 2nd Grade - ELA - Comprehension - Leaf Pile ... - Free Printable

Let’s go through the story and answer each question one by one.

---

Question 1 (YELLOW): What were Molly and Charlie doing at the beginning of the story?

Look at the first sentence:
> “One fall day, Molly and Charlie were busy playing outside.”

So, at the very start, they were playing outside.

✔ Answer for #1: They were playing outside.

---

Question 2 (RED): What great idea did Molly have?

Find where Molly says her idea:
> “We should help out Mom and Dad today”, said Molly.

That’s her great idea — to help their parents by cleaning up the leaves.

✔ Answer for #2: Her great idea was to help Mom and Dad by raking the leaves.

---

Question 3 (BLUE): How did Mom feel? What tells you she felt this way?

Read this part:
> “Mom looked around the yard with tears in her eyes.”

Tears can mean someone is happy or moved. Since the kids surprised them by cleaning the yard, it’s happy tears.

Also, later it says:
> “They gave Molly and Charlie a big hug!” — which shows love and happiness.

✔ Answer for #3: Mom felt happy and proud. We know because she had tears in her eyes (happy tears) and hugged them.

---

Question 4 (GREEN): Who hugged Molly and Charlie at the end of the story?

Last sentence:
> “They gave Molly and Charlie a big hug!”

Who is “they”? Look back — right before that, it talks about Mom and Dad seeing the clean yard. So “they” means Mom and Dad.

✔ Answer for #4: Mom and Dad hugged them.

---

Final Answer:

1. They were playing outside.
2. Her great idea was to help Mom and Dad by raking the leaves.
3. Mom felt happy and proud. We know because she had tears in her eyes and hugged them.
4. Mom and Dad hugged them.