The Paper Boat Race: Grade 2 Reading Passage
Zoe and her neighbor Kai fold paper boats and race them down a little stream on a spring day. A free printable 2nd grade short story (114 words) with multiple-choice where/what/how 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
Zoe and her neighbor Kai fold paper boats and race them down a little stream on a spring day. A free printable 2nd grade short story (114 words) with multiple-choice where/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
On a warm spring day, Zoe and her neighbor Kai decided to have a boat race. They each folded a boat out of paper and colored it with markers. Zoe's boat was purple, and Kai's had orange stripes. The friends carried their boats to the little stream behind Kai's house. "Ready, set, go!" shouted Zoe. They set the boats in the water at the same time. At first, Kai's boat zoomed ahead. Then it got stuck on a rock. Zoe's boat floated past it and reached the big log first.
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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