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Grade 2 Reading Worksheet - Building Confidence

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Read the text. Circle the best answer.

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Borrowing Books at the Library
A public library lets people borrow books for free. To borrow books, a person first needs a library card. Anyone who lives in the town can ask for one at the front desk.
Next, the person picks out books from the shelves. Picture books are in the children's room. Chapter books are on the tall shelves nearby.
Then the person brings the books to the desk. The librarian scans the card and each book. Most books can be kept for three weeks.
When the time is up, the books go back to the library. People can drop them in a return box by the door, even at night. Later, a worker puts each book back in its place on the shelf.
Libraries lend books so that many people can read the same books without buying them.
1.
What does a person need first to borrow books?
- a book bag
- a reading list
- a library card
2.
Where are the picture books kept?
- on the tall shelves
- by the front door of the library
- in the children's room
3.
Who scans the card and each book?
- the person borrowing
- a teacher from school
- the librarian
4.
How many weeks can most books be kept?
- two weeks
- four whole weeks
- three weeks

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About this worksheet

Key details are the facts in a text that support the main idea or answer a question. Second graders often remember an interesting side fact but miss the detail that actually matters. They may also choose an answer because it fits the topic, even though the text never says it. This worksheet focuses only on details that are stated or clearly supported in one text, printed once above the four questions that use it.

Students choose details from the text, reject details that do not appear, connect a cause to its effect, and identify the best piece of evidence. Encourage your child to point to the exact words in the text. A key detail should be findable, not invented. That routine keeps attention on evidence instead of memory or personal opinion.

What your child will learn

Find details stated in a text
Choose evidence for an answer
Reject details that are not in the text
Connect details to the main idea

Common Core standard: RI.2.1

Worked example

If a text says most library books can be kept for three weeks, that detail answers the question how long.

Common mistake

Choosing a detail that could be true but is not stated in the text.

Helpful hint

Point to the words that prove the detail.

Next skill: Sequence of Events Earlier: Reading Comprehension

Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with key details?

Choosing a detail that could be true but is not stated in the text.

How can I help my child with key details?

Point to the words that prove the detail.

Are these 2nd grade reading worksheets free to print?

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