2nd Grade Compare Texts worksheets

Compare Texts

Grade 2 Reading Worksheet - Building Confidence

Read the text. Circle the best answer.

1. Read this first

   Two Texts About the Moon

   Text 1: The moon is the closest neighbor to Earth in space. It is a big ball of gray rock. The moon has no air and no water. It does not make its own light. It shines because light from the sun bounces off it. It takes about a month for the moon to travel once around Earth. As it travels, it seems to change shape. Sometimes it looks round and full. Other times it looks like a thin curve. These shapes are called phases.

   Text 2: People have walked on the moon. In 1969, two astronauts landed there in a small spacecraft. They wore space suits with air tanks because there is no air on the moon. The astronauts hopped across the dusty ground. They collected moon rocks to bring home. Later, ten more astronauts walked on the moon too. Their boot prints are still on the moon today. There is no wind there to blow the prints away.

2. 1.

   What important point about air do both texts make?

   • The moon has strong winds.
   • The moon has no air.
   • The moon is full of water.
3. 2.

   Which point about the moon does only Text 1 make?

   • Astronauts wore suits with air tanks.
   • Astronauts brought moon rocks home.
   • The moon's shapes are called phases.
4. 3.

   Which point about the moon does only Text 2 make?

   • The moon goes around Earth.
   • The moon is a ball of gray rock.
   • Boot prints are still on the moon.
5. 4.

   Which text tells you why the astronauts wore space suits?

   • Text 1
   • both texts
   • Text 2