Comprehensive Reading

Level 2

Exciting Stories for Reading Comprehension

Table of Contents

Unit Components 4

Fiction (Friend) 1 Messy Maggie and Neat Nora 111 7

Nonfiction (Color) 2 How Are Colors Helpful? 118 13

Fiction (Confidence) 3 Stay Confident! 110 19

Nonfiction (Food) 4 Who Invented the Sandwich? 116 25

Fiction (Meal) 5 Molly’s Messy Spaghetti Dinner 119 31

Nonfiction (Water) 6 What Am I? 104 37

Fiction (Camping) 7 Clara Goes Camping 117 43

Nonfiction (Octopus) 8 The Amazing Octopus 111 49

Fiction (Recipe) 9 Easy-Peasy Brownies 118 55

Nonfiction (Dog) 10 Does Your Dog Bury Bones? 117 61

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Vocabulary list 127

Fiction (Wedding) 11 The Wonderful Wedding 121 67

Nonfiction (Bee) 12 The Stingless Bee 115 73

Fiction (Fable) 13 How the Fox Tricked the Crow 115 79

Nonfiction (Dolphin) 14 Dolphins That Can Talk 116 85

Fiction (Holiday) 15 Yoon’s Down under Holiday 115 91

Nonfiction (Safety) 16 Don’t Forget Your Helmet! 117 97

Fiction (Manners) 17 Mind Your Manners! 119 103

Nonfiction (Starfish) 18 How Does a Starfish Find Its Food? 103 109

Fiction (Vet) 19 Brooke, the Future Vet 109 115

Nonfiction (Shooting Star) 20 Have You Ever Seen a Shooting Star? 120 121

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Unit Components

getting Ready! Each unit starts with two questions or tasks aimed at preparing the student to think about the upcoming theme of the unit.

new Words! This section highlights six vocabulary words integral to the story of the unit.

What do you Think? Students are asked to think of a question from the story, creating a link from text to self.

Reading Time With the aim of reading fluency, students time and record their reading of the story.

Story Time! Each unit includes a simple story of 100-120 words, which the student will read.

in your own Words! Students are given the opportunity to answer comprehension questions in their own words, initially guided by a prompt.

Put it in order! Students are given practice with sentence construction and syntax. They must rearrange the words to form sentences from the story in the unit.

new Word Review In this section, the students show their understanding of the meanings of the six new words by using them in novel sentences.

dictation! Focusing on listening skills and word recognition, the students must listen to the recording of the story being read and determine which words fill in the blanks.

Key Sentence The key sentence allows extra practice of meaning, syntax, and fluency by devoting time and effort to one sentence.

That’s not Right! Another chance for students to demonstrate comprehension of the story, in this section the students must determine if a statement from or about the story is true or false.

Which is Right? Comprehension of the story is checked via five multiple-choice questions.

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Fiction : Friend

Unit 1

1new Words!Using the story, match each vocabulary word to the proper definition.

1. everything is clean and in its place2. covered in mud 3. very small pieces of food 4. the things that you wear 5. a person that you like 6. out of order, messy and confusing

getting Ready!Read each question. Think and tell what your answer would be.1. Describe your best friend.2. What are some things you do around your house?

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clothes crumbs disorder friend muddy neat

messy maggie and neat nora

Maggie and Nora are good friends, but they are very different.

Maggie is messy, but Nora is neat. When they play outside,

Maggie gets all muddy while Nora stays neat and clean.

When they bake cookies, Maggie is covered in

crumbs, but Nora is not. At Maggie’s house,

there are toys and clothes all over her room.

Nora’s floor is clear.

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Story Time! Read the story carefully.

What do you Think?

Is it your responsibility

to clean your room or

someone else's?

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Nora does not like disorder. Nora does not like mess!

But, Nora likes Maggie. Nora decides to help Maggie.

“I will teach you how to be neat like me,” she says.

Maggie says, “No, thank you. I like being

Messy Maggie.”

Nora can’t help but smile at her messy friend.

Fiction < Friend

Reading Time : ____m _____s Words 111

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C Which is Right?Choose the correct answer for each question about the story.

1. What is all over the floor in Maggie’s room?a. books and crayons b. cookie crumbs c. toys and clothes d. It is neat and tidy.

2. What kind of friendship do Nora and Maggie have?a. They are not friends. b. They are good friends.c. They hate each other. d. They don’t know each other.

3. How are Maggie and Nora different?a. Maggie has blonde hair and Nora has brown hair. b. Nora is tall and Maggie is short.c. Maggie is serious and Nora is carefree. d. Nora is neat and Maggie is messy.

4. What does Nora want to teach Maggie?a. how to be neat b. how to ride a bikec. how to play the piano d. how to bake cookies

5. What happens to Maggie when she plays outside?a. Maggie finds money on the ground. b. Maggie gets muddy.c. Maggie stays nice and neat. d. Maggie gets a haircut.

d That’s not Right! (or is it?)Read each statement about the story. mark if it is True (T) or False (F).

1. Maggie and Nora are good friends. T F

2. Nora and Maggie are different from each other. T F

3. Maggie is very neat. T F

4. When they bake, Nora makes a mess in the kitchen. T F

5. Nora’s bedroom is very tidy. T F

6. Maggie enjoys being a messy person. T F

7. At the end of the story, Nora doesn’t like Maggie anymore. T F

Comprehension & True/False

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F Put it in order!Below are sentences from the story. Write the words in the proper order.

1. but Nora is / Maggie is / messy, / neat. 2. all muddy. / When they / Maggie gets / play outside, 3. Maggie is / is not. / covered in / but Nora / crumbs, 4. disorder. / not / Nora / does / like 5. can’t help / Nora / but smile / at her messy friend.

E in your own Words!Read each question and finish the answer using your own words.

1. How are Maggie and Nora different? Maggie is

2. What happens when the girls bake cookies? When they bake

3. Why does Nora want to teach Maggie to be neat? Nora wants

4. Does Maggie want to be neat? How do you know? Maggie doesn’t

5. Do you have a friend like Maggie? Explain.

Wh/Unscramble Questions

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new Word ReviewUse the proper vocabulary word to complete each sentence.

1. If you keep your room _______ _____________, then it is easier to find things.2. Hansel and Gretel tried to follow the trail of ____ _________ ______.3. The soccer field was too ___ ___________ _____ to play on.4. Marcus was hoping that he would meet a ___ _______ __________ at his new school.5. After the storm ended, the town was left in ___________________. . 6. “Please pick up your _______ _____________!” Tina’s mother nagged.

dictation!listen to the story carefully. Write the missing words in the blanks.

Key Sentencelet’s practice the sentence!

nora decides to help maggie.

Vocabulary & dictation

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Maggie and Nora are good friends, but 1_______ _______ _______ _______. Maggie is messy, but Nora is neat. When they play outside, Maggie gets all muddy while Nora 2_______ _______ _______ _______. When they bake cookies, Maggie is covered in crumbs, but Nora is not. At Maggie’s house, there are toys and clothes all over her room. Nora’s 3_______ _______ _______.Nora does not like disorder. Nora 4_______ _______ _______ _______! But, Nora likes Maggie. Nora decides to help Maggie. “I will teach you how to be neat like me,” she says. Maggie says, “No, thank you. I like being Messy Maggie.” Nora can’t help but 5_______ _______ _______ _______ friend.

clothes crumbs disorder friend muddy neat