Noah's Thank-You Notes: Grade 2 Reading Passage

About this worksheet

Before Thanksgiving, Noah makes paper thank-you notes for his bus driver, the lunch helper and his big sister. A free printable 2nd grade short story (100 words) with multiple-choice who/what/how questions, events to number in order and a short written answer. Answer key on page 2. It fits second grade readers, around ages 7 to 8.

On this sheet

The day before Thanksgiving break, Noah's teacher asked the class a question. "Who are you thankful for?" Noah thought about it all the way home. That night, he made thank-you notes from orange and brown paper. He made one for his bus driver, Ms. Green, who always says good morning. He made one for the lunch helper, Mr. Lee, who opens his milk carton. He made the last one for his big sister, who helps him read. On Monday, Ms. Green taped Noah's note above her seat on the bus.

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. Free for personal, family and classroom use.