The Class Bake Sale: Grade 2 Reading Passage

About this worksheet

Ms. Kim's class holds a bake sale with cookies, cupcakes and strawberries to raise money for the town's animal shelter. A free printable 2nd grade short story (109 words) with multiple-choice why/who/how 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

Treats for Pets! Ms. Kim's class wanted to help the animal shelter in their town. The shelter needed money for dog food and blankets. "Let's have a bake sale!" said Omar. Everyone helped. Ella baked cookies with her dad. Omar and his mom made cupcakes with pink frosting. Theo brought a big bowl of fresh strawberries. On Friday, the class set up a table by the school door with a sign that said "Treats for Pets!" By the end of the day, every cookie and cupcake was gone.

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.