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2nd Grade Real or Make-Believe worksheets

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Real or Make-Believe

Grade 2 Reading Worksheet - Challenge Me

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Read the sentence. Write real or make-believe.

Tip Real means it can happen in real life. Make-believe means it cannot happen in real life.

A cat chases a mouse.
A rabbit drives a bus to the zoo.
A mouse builds a spaceship to Mars.
The Sun rises in the morning.
A boy rides a rainbow up to the clouds.
A farmer feeds the cows.
Leaves turn red in the fall.
A talking tree gives a speech.
A bee collects nectar from a flower.
A bear in a suit teaches math.

2nd Grade Real or Make-Believe worksheet 1 – printable PDF — Download PDF: 1 2 3 4 5 6

About this worksheet

Some sentences tell about things that can happen in real life, and others tell about things that only happen in stories. A dog barking at the mailman is real. A dragon baking bread for a town is make-believe, because dragons are not real and animals do not bake. Telling real from make-believe helps a second grader understand what kind of book they are reading: a book about real things gives facts, and a book of make-believe tells a story that someone imagined.

It also helps the child decide when a character is doing something that could not happen. This worksheet gives ten sentences. The child reads each one and writes real or make-believe. A tip box gives the two meanings. Ask your child to tell one real thing they did today and one make-believe thing they would like to do.

What your child will learn

Tell what could happen from what could not
Use the words real and make-believe
Name a clue that something is make-believe

Common Core standard: RL.2.5

Worked example

A cow jumps over the Moon. Cows cannot jump that high, so it is make-believe. A cat chases a mouse can happen, so it is real.

Common mistake

Calling something make-believe because it is unusual, when it could happen in real life.

Helpful hint

Could this happen in real life? If yes, write real.

Next skill: Compare Texts Earlier: Fact and Opinion

Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with real or make-believe?

Calling something make-believe because it is unusual, when it could happen in real life.

How can I help my child with real or make-believe?

Could this happen in real life? If yes, write real.

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