Characters, Setting, and Events
Grade 2 Reading Worksheet - Challenge Me
Read the text. Circle the best answer.
Read this first
Tree Number Two
In early December, Mrs. Ross posted the cast list for the class play outside the music room. Amir found his name near the bottom. He would be Tree Number Two. Trees had no lines at all.
Lena, who sat next to him, would be the Snow Queen. Amir told her congratulations and smiled. But on the walk home, he kicked every pine cone on the sidewalk, and he skipped his snack.
That night, Grandpa found him staring at the script. "A tree has a job too," Grandpa said. "It stands strong while the story moves around it." Amir didn't answer. Still, the next afternoon, he and Grandpa glued paper leaves onto an old green sweater. Amir practiced standing perfectly still for five whole minutes.
On the night of the play, the school gym was packed with families. Some people had to stand in the back. Halfway through, the painted castle behind Lena began to tip forward. Amir saw it first. Without making a sound, he leaned back and pressed his branches against it. The castle stayed up until the curtain closed.
Afterward, Lena hurried over. "You saved the whole show!" she whispered.
At home, Amir hung his leafy sweater on his bedroom door. He didn't need lines to matter.
Who is the main character in this story?
- Grandpa
- Lena
- Amir
Where did the class put on the play?
- in the school gym
- in the music room
- at a theater downtown
When does the story take place?
- in early December
- in the middle of summer
- in late spring
What was Amir's big challenge at the start?
- He forgot his lines in the play.
- He had to sing alone on the big stage.
- He got a small part with no lines.