Key Details
Grade 2 - Reading - Building Confidence

Read this passage for key details: The class placed a rain gauge by the fence before the storm. In the morning, Jada read the water line and wrote the amount on a chart. The class compared it with last week's rain. Which detail is directly stated?
- They are building a fence.
- Rainy days make the best science lessons.
- Jada wrote the amount on a chart.
Which detail from "The Garden Helper" supports this main idea: "Mia helps the class garden when it needs water."
- Mia dislikes plants.
- A detail from a different passage
- The soil felt dry.
Read "Rain Gauge Day": The class placed a rain gauge by the fence before the storm. In the morning, Jada read the water line and wrote the amount on a chart. The class compared it with last week's rain. Which answer is not a key detail from the passage?
- The class planted trees by the fence.
- The class wanted to compare rainfall.
- The class used a rain gauge.
Use the passage "Rain Gauge Day" to answer: what happened because "The class wanted to compare rainfall."?
- The class planted trees by the fence.
- Jada wrote the amount on a chart.
- Rainy days make the best science lessons.
Which sentence from "The Garden Helper" would be the best evidence for an answer?
- The garden is the prettiest part of school.
- The soil felt dry.
- I already knew that.
Read this passage for key details: The hallway was crowded after music class. Leo held the door and waited for the kindergarten line to pass. His teacher nodded and smiled at him. Which detail is directly stated?
- Leo is the best student in school.
- Leo ran ahead of his class.
- Leo held the door.
Which detail from "The Quiet Line" supports this main idea: "Leo shows kindness in a crowded hallway."
- Leo ran ahead of his class.
- A detail from a different passage
- Leo held the door.
Read "The Lost Lunch Tag": Omar reached for his lunch tag, but the clip was empty. He looked under his desk and beside the coat hooks. At last, he found the tag stuck to his library book. Which answer is not a key detail from the passage?
- The clip was empty.
- Omar bought a new lunch box.
- The tag was stuck to his library book.
Use the passage "The Quiet Line" to answer: what happened because "The kindergarten line needed to pass."?
- Leo waited and held the door.
- The kindergarten line needed to pass.
- Leo ran ahead of his class.
Which sentence from "The Lost Lunch Tag" would be the best evidence for an answer?
- The title sounds interesting.
- Omar bought a new lunch box.
- The tag was stuck to his library book.