Wally the Walrus Reading Comprehension Worksheet
This Wally the Walrus Reading Comprehension Worksheet helps 2nd grade students read a short story about a walrus and answer questions about tusks, whiskers and blubber. An answer key is included.
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Description
Young readers love animals, and a walrus is one of the most surprising animals in the sea. This Wally the Walrus Reading Comprehension Worksheet gives 2nd grade students a short, friendly story about Wally, a big brown walrus who lives where the sea is very cold. Along the way, students learn real facts about how a walrus uses its tusks, whiskers and blubber to live in icy water.
Students read the one page text with its watercolor picture of Wally resting on the ice, then answer four multiple choice questions with fill-in bubbles. The questions check a word meaning from the text, key details about how Wally finds his food, and what keeps him warm. A short written response asks students to use two details from the text to explain how Wally’s body is just right for life in the cold sea.
What’s Included
- One page reading passage about Wally the walrus, with a full color picture
- Four multiple choice questions with fill-in bubbles
- One written response question that uses details from the text
- An answer key for quick checking
Why This Worksheet Helps
First, it builds reading stamina with a passage written right at a 2nd grade level. Second, it teaches students to go back to the text and find the exact sentence that answers a question. Third, it pairs reading with science, so students learn new words such as tusk and blubber while they practice comprehension.
Ideas for Teachers and Parents
Read the story aloud first, then let students reread it on their own before they answer. Ask students to underline the sentence that proves each answer. This 2nd grade animals worksheet works well in an ocean or polar animal unit, a reading center, small group time, or homework. After finishing the Wally the Walrus Reading Comprehension Worksheet, invite students to draw another cold ocean animal and write two facts about it.
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