Grade 2 Reading Comprehension Worksheet: "Frog Day"
Let's go through the story and answer each question step by step.
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Story Summary:
- Sam sees a poster at the library asking for help to clean up a pond at Sun Park on Frog Day because frogs are dying.
- Sam tells his teacher and class about it.
- On Saturday, Mrs. Webb, the children, and Mr. Johnson go to the park.
- Mr. Johnson gives out tools: plastic bags, nets, buckets, and rubber gloves.
- Sam’s group picks up litter around the pond.
- Mr. Johnson’s group pulls out weeds.
- Each child gets a plastic bag full of tadpoles to release into the pond.
- The tadpoles enjoy their new home.
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Answering the Questions:
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1. Sam looked at a poster on the library wall.
a. True ✔
b. False
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Explanation: The first sentence says, *"After school, Sam looked at a poster on the library wall."* So this is
true.
✔ Answer: a. True
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2. What was in the poster?
👉 The poster said that help was needed to clean up the pond at Sun Park on Frog Day because the frogs were dying.
✔ Answer: *It said that help was needed to clean up the pond at Sun Park on Frog Day because the frogs were dying.*
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3. What did Mr. Johnson give to them?
👉 Mr. Johnson gave out some plastic bags, nets, buckets, and rubber gloves.
✔ Answer: *Plastic bags, nets, buckets, and rubber gloves.*
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4. What did Sam’s group do?
👉 Sam’s group had to pick up litter around the pond.
✔ Answer: *They picked up litter around the pond.*
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5. What was in the big plastic bag?
a. Fish
b. Tadpoles ✔
c. Turtles
👉 The story says: *"Mr. Johnson gave each child a plastic bag full of tadpoles."*
✔ Answer: b. Tadpoles
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✔ Final Answers:
1.
a. True
2. *It said that help was needed to clean up the pond at Sun Park on Frog Day because the frogs were dying.*
3. *Plastic bags, nets, buckets, and rubber gloves.*
4. *They picked up litter around the pond.*
5.
b. Tadpoles
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