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Year 2 Reading Comprehension
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Year 2 Reading Comprehension
Read the story carefully. Look for words that help you imagine what you can see, hear and feel. Then answer each question.
Arjun and Isla were visiting the old lighthouse with their aunt. Outside, the grey sea crashed against the dark rocks. A salty wind tugged at Arjun’s red scarf. Inside, the narrow stairs curled up and up. At the top, Isla found a little brass bell beside the bright lamp. She rang it once. Its clear sound floated through the tower. Then the lamp began to turn, sending a golden beam across the choppy water. Far below, a fishing boat flashed its lights to say thank you. Arjun grinned. The lighthouse was not just tall and old; it was helping someone at sea.
Understand the story
Use details from the story and descriptive words in your answers.
1.What did Arjun and Isla see outside the lighthouse?
- A calm sea beside sandy dunes
- A grey sea crashing against dark rocks
- A bright boat beside a quiet river
2.Write these story events in the order they happened. Put 1 beside the first event and 4 beside the last: the boat flashed its lights; Isla rang the bell; Arjun and Isla went inside; the lighthouse lamp sent out a beam.
3.Which word tells you that the wind pulled at Arjun’s scarf?
- curled
- tugged
- floated
4.What problem might a boat have in choppy water on a dark evening?
5.Why do you think the boat flashed its lights after the lighthouse beam reached the water?
6.The stairs are described as narrow and curling up and up. What might it feel like to climb them?
7.Draw Arjun and Isla inside the lighthouse. Add at least two labels using descriptive words from the story.
8.What might Arjun and Isla do after they see the boat flash its lights? Give one sensible prediction.
9.In one sentence, summarise what happens in the story.
10.Choose the four words or phrases that are important to the story: lighthouse, golden beam, choppy water, fishing boat, birthday cake, snow boots, dragon.
11.Imagine Arjun and Isla visit the lighthouse on a bright, calm day. Write two sentences about what they might see or hear. Use at least three adjectives.
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