Baby Sister – Reading Comprehension Worksheet
This Baby Sister Reading Comprehension Worksheet gives 2nd graders a short story about a girl whose new baby sister takes all the attention, then four multiple-choice questions and one written response. Answer key included.
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Description
A new baby changes everything in a house, and the older child is usually the last one anybody asks. This Baby Sister Reading Comprehension Worksheet gives second graders a short story about a girl named Hannah who waits and helps and plans for her baby sister, then finds that the whole family has turned toward the crib instead of toward her. The story is written at a 2nd grade reading level, so the work stays on the thinking, not on decoding.
Students read the three-paragraph story on the first page, then turn to the question page and answer four multiple-choice items and one written response. The questions are drawn from all three paragraphs, so a student cannot answer them from the opening lines, and the last one asks for the main idea of the whole story. The written response asks why Hannah feels better at the end and tells students to use two details from the text. A complete answer key follows.
What’s Included
- A one-page illustrated story, 157 words, written for 2nd grade readers
- A question page with four multiple-choice items and one written response
- A full answer key with sample text evidence for the written response
- A print-ready PDF sized for standard letter paper
Three Reasons This Helps Kids
- Questions spread across all three paragraphs teach students to go back into the text instead of guessing from the beginning.
- Asking for two details trains the habit of supporting an answer, which is what every later reading test will expect.
- A story about feeling left out and then finding a job of your own gives students something worth talking about after the worksheet is finished.
Teacher and Parent Ideas
Read the story aloud once before students read it on their own, and stop after the second paragraph to ask how Hannah is feeling and how they can tell. Hand out this 2nd grade reading comprehension worksheet and let them finish the questions independently. Afterwards, ask partners to compare their written responses and check that each one points to a real line in the story. Students who finish early can write one sentence about a time somebody in their family made them laugh. The Baby Sister Reading Comprehension Worksheet also works well as a quick comprehension check at the start of a narrative unit, or alongside a family theme in social studies.
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