Max and the Garden Snail: Grade 2 Reading Passage
Max keeps a garden snail in a jar for a day, then decides it belongs back in the garden. A free printable 2nd grade short story (125 words) with multiple-choice where/why questions, events to number in order and a short written answer. Answer key on page 2.
- Size
- US Letter (8.5 × 11 in), fits A4
- 2 pages: the worksheet and its answer key
- Level
- Grade 2
- License
- Free for personal & classroom use
About this worksheet
Max keeps a garden snail in a jar for a day, then decides it belongs back in the garden. A free printable 2nd grade short story (125 words) with multiple-choice where/why questions, events to number in order and a short written answer. Answer key on page 2. Second graders usually finish it in 10 to 15 minutes, reading the text twice before the questions.
On this sheet
After a rainy night, Max found a snail on the sidewalk. It was moving very slowly and leaving a shiny trail behind it. Max picked it up carefully and showed it to his grandma. bodies make slime. It helps them glide along without getting hurt." Max wanted to keep the snail as a pet. He put it in a jar with some lettuce. The snail nibbled the lettuce, but it hid in its shell most of the day. "I think it misses the garden," Max said that evening.
Tips for using it
- Before reading, look at the picture and the title together and guess what the passage will be about.
- Ask your child to underline the sentence in the passage that proves each answer.
- Talk about the story afterwards: what was the problem, how was it solved, and what would your child have done?
Printing tips
Download the PDF and print at 100% (or “fit to page” on A4). Page 1 is the worksheet and page 2 is the answer key with the answers in red; print just page 1 if you want to keep the answers for checking. The PNG shows page 1 only. Free for personal, family and classroom use.
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