Summarizing Practice: Grade 2
A second-grade worksheet to practice summarizing skills with a short reading passage and fill-in-the-blank activities.
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Read the story carefully. Then, answer the questions to help you summarize.
The Little Red Hen
Once there was a Little Red Hen. She found a grain of wheat. "Who will help me plant this wheat?" she asked. The Pig said, "Not I." The Cat said, "Not I." The Dog said, "Not I." So the Little Red Hen planted the wheat all by herself.
Soon the wheat grew tall. "Who will help me cut this wheat?" she asked. "Not I," said the Pig. "Not I," said the Cat. "Not I," said the Dog. So the Little Red Hen cut the wheat all by herself.
Then it was time to take the wheat to the mill. "Who will help me take this wheat to the mill?" she asked. Again, Pig, Cat, and Dog all said, "Not I." So she took it to the mill by herself. She baked a delicious loaf of bread.
"Who will help me eat this bread?" she asked. "I will!" said the Pig. "I will!" said the Cat. "I will!" said the Dog. But the Little Red Hen said, "No! I will eat it myself!" And she did.
1. The story is mostly about a who did all the work by .
2. What did the Little Red Hen find at the beginning of the story? A of .
3. Name two things the Little Red Hen did by herself.
4. The Pig, Cat, and Dog helped the Little Red Hen plant the wheat.
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5. Which sentence best summarizes what the Little Red Hen did?
She played with her friends all day.
She found wheat, planted it, cut it, and baked bread by herself.
She asked her friends to help her eat bread.
She slept all day and then ate bread.