Grade 2 Reading Test Prep

Read these sentences again.

“Tom goes to the library to learn about dinosaurs. First, Tom goes to the big library desk. Next, he asks the woman behind the desk for help. The woman is a librarian. She helps people at the library.”

Which word tells who wants to learn about dinosaurs?

• Tom

• Woman

• Librarian

• People

Read this paragraph again.

“The library is a quiet place to read and learn new things. There are a lot of books about different topics in the library. Tom goes to the library to learn about dinosaurs.”

Which picture and word show where Tom goes?

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Which sentence tells the main idea of the passage?

• “Tom goes to the library to learn about dinosaurs.”

• “First, Tom goes to the big library desk.”

• “These non-fiction books have facts about dinosaurs.”

• “All of them have pictures.”

Read this sentence again.

“She helps people at the library.”

Which words from the passage help tell the meaning of library?

• “. . . a quiet place to read and learn . . . .”

• “. . . about different topics . . . .”

• “. . . the woman behind the desk . . . .”

• “. . . have facts about dinosaurs.”

Read these sentences again.

“First, Tom goes to the big library desk. Next, he asks the woman behind the desk for help. The woman is a librarian. She helps people at the library. Then, the librarian shows Tom some books about dinosaurs.”

Which words tell what Tom does after he goes to the big library desk?

• “First, Tom goes . . . .”

• “Next, he asks the woman . . . .”

• “She helps people . . . .”

• “Then, the librarian shows . . . ."

Which words from the passage tell about non-fiction books?

• “. . . a quiet place to read . . . .”

• “Tom goes to the library . . . .”

• “She helps people . . . .”

• “. . . have facts in them.”