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2nd Grade Reading
Chippythe squirrel knew all the tricks. He went half-way down the tree trunk. He looked to the right and the left. He made sure no one was around. He made a quick leap over to the porch railing. Then it was just a few running steps and a quick jump. He would be flying through the air toward a pole that held a bird feeder. The bird feeder hung on a metal pole. It had a tray hanging under it. The tray caught all the bird seeds the birds dropped while they were eating.Chippy pulled himself up the pole. He sat on the tray. He ate until he was stuffed full with bird seed.adapted from "Chippy the Squirrel" by Judith Miller1.The last paragraph is mostly about • how the bird feeder was made. • Chippy seeing people in the yard. • Chippy eating the bird seed. • birds dropping seeds on the tray
What is this story mostly about? • Chippy knows how to get to the bird feeder tray. • Chippy climbs half-way down the tree trunk. • Chippy eats bird seed until he is stuffed. • Chippy makes sure no one is watching him
Which event from the story supports the idea that Chippy wanted to make sure no one was around? • He looked to the right and the left • He looked at the tray under the feeder. • He jumped quickly toward the pole. • He leapt fast over the porch railing.
Lizards are a type of animal. Some live outdoors, some live in zoos, and some are kept as pets. To keep a lizard as a pet, you must know what it eats. Most lizards eat insects, like grasshoppers, crickets, and flies. They snap them up with their tongues, which are long and sticky. Some lizards are hunters. They eat birds and other reptiles. Others lizards do not eat meat. They like fruit, flowers, and leaves.Which of these is a main idea in the selection? • People can go to the zoo to see lizards up close. • Lizards have tongues that are long and sticky • Different lizards will eat different types of food. • Most lizards like to eat grasshoppers and flies.
White-sided dolphins are fun to watch. They can jump high over the water. They can tumble in the air. They are very quick learners. They can learn new tricks easily. You can see them do tricks at places like Sea World. They are often the stars of the show. They like to show off for people. What is the main idea of this passage? • White-sided dolphins can jump into the air. • White-sided dolphins are fun to watch. • White-sided dolphins show off for people. • White-sided dolphins learn tricks quickly
White-sided dolphins are often the stars of the show. What detail from the passage helps support this idea? • They have to stay at Sea World. • They live in the water. • They learn new tricks easily. • They do not work with people.
