2nd Grade Reading Comprehension Worksheets: The Lemonade Stand
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Skill: Reading a short story and answering questions about details, reasons and feelings
Teaching tips and what to try next
Good for second graders reading short chapter books with some support. Before reading, ask children what they would do if nobody came to their stand, then check their guesses against the story. Point to the exact sentence that answers each question, which builds the habit of looking back at the text, and try Reading Comprehension: The Paper Boat Race for another story at a similar level.
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About this worksheet
This second-grade reading comprehension worksheet has an original short story about a sister and brother, Mia and Ben, who set up a lemonade stand to earn money for a new kite. When nobody stops at their table, Mia figures out why and finds a better spot. The story is about 160 words long, in four short paragraphs, with simple dialogue that second graders can read on their own or with a little help.
After the story come five questions. Four are multiple choice and ask about key details: why the children want to sell lemonade, who made the sign, why they moved the table, and how much money they made. The last question is open-ended. It asks how Mia felt at the end of the story and how the reader knows, with lines for one or two sentences. Second graders are expected to answer who, what, why and how questions about a story and to describe how characters respond to events, and these questions practice both.
How to use it: read the story aloud together first, or let your child read it while you listen. For each question, ask your child to put a finger on the sentence in the story that proves the answer. For the last question, help them name a feeling and then find what Mia did that shows it.
The answer key marks each correct choice and quotes the evidence from the story, plus a sample answer for the open question. For another story, try our Reading Comprehension: The Paper Boat Race worksheet or our Reading Comprehension: Soccer Saturday worksheet.