Norm The Narwhal Reading Comprehension Worksheet
This Norm the Narwhal reading comprehension worksheet helps 2nd graders read about an Arctic whale and answer text-based questions. An answer key is included, so checking work is quick and easy.
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Description
This Norm the Narwhal reading comprehension worksheet gives second graders a short nonfiction story about a real Arctic whale. Reading comprehension means understanding what a text says, remembering key details, and using those details to answer questions. In the Norm the Narwhal reading comprehension worksheet, students learn that a narwhal’s long tusk is really a tooth, how blubber keeps it warm, and why it swims up to cracks in the sea ice to breathe.
How to Use This Worksheet
Students first read the passage on page one, which sits under a calm watercolor picture of Norm swimming beneath the ice. On page two they answer four multiple-choice questions by filling in a bubble, then write a short answer that uses two details from the text. Encourage students to look back at the story and underline the sentence that proves each answer.
What’s Included
- A one-page nonfiction passage about Norm the narwhal with a full-color illustration
- A questions page with four multiple-choice items and one short written response
- A complete answer key that matches every answer to the text
Why This Worksheet Helps Kids
First, the passage is written at a second grade reading level, so students can read it on their own and build confidence. Second, every question points back to a specific sentence, which teaches children to find text evidence. Third, the science facts about whales, mammals, and the Arctic build background knowledge that helps with future reading.
Ideas for Teachers and Parents
Use this 2nd grade animals worksheet during a science unit on oceans or polar animals, in a small reading group, or as homework. After reading, have children compare Norm to another whale or draw a picture of a narwhal pod. You can also ask students to find each word that names a body part and talk about what it does.
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