Grade 2 Reading Comprehension Worksheet The Ant and The Grasshopper
The story describes an interaction between an ant and a grasshopper. The grasshopper was hopping and singing while the ant was collecting food for the winter. The grasshopper asked the ant to chat, but the ant said it was preparing food for the winter. When winter came, the grasshopper had no food while the ants had stored food from summer.
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Grade 2 Reading Comprehension Worksheet The Ant and The Grasshopper
The story describes an interaction between an ant and a grasshopper. The grasshopper was hopping and singing while the ant was collecting food for the winter. The grasshopper asked the ant to chat, but the ant said it was preparing food for the winter. When winter came, the grasshopper had no food while the ants had stored food from summer.
In a field one summer's day a Grasshopper was hopping and singing. An Ant passed by, bearing along with great toil an ear of corn. "Why not come and chat with me," said the Grasshopper."I am helping to lay up food for the winter," said the Ant. "Why bother about winter?" said the Grasshopper. But the Ant went on its way and continued its toil. When the winter came the Grasshopper had no food and found itself dying of hunger while it saw the ants distributing every day corn and grain from the stores they had collected in the summer. Then the Grasshopper knew: It is best to prepare for days of need.
Answer each question.
1. What was the Grasshopper doing? ___________________________________________________ 2. “Why not come and chat with me.” Who said that? a. Cat b. Dog c. Grasshopper 3. What did the Ant reply to the Grasshopper? ___________________________________________________ 4. What did happen when the winter came? ___________________________________________________ 5. How did the Ant spend the winter? ____________________________________________________ Copyright www.englishlinx.com Name: ______________________ Date: ______________________
Grade 2 Reading Comprehension Worksheet
The Ant and the Grasshopper
By Aesop
Read the story below.
In a field one summer's day a Grasshopper was hopping and singing. An Ant passed by, bearing along with great toil an ear of corn. "Why not come and chat with me," said the Grasshopper."I am helping to lay up food for the winter," said the Ant. "Why bother about winter?" said the Grasshopper. But the Ant went on its way and continued its toil. When the winter came the Grasshopper had no food and found itself dying of hunger while it saw the ants distributing every day corn and grain from the stores they had collected in the summer. Then the Grasshopper knew: It is best to prepare for days of need.
Answer each question.
1. What was the Grasshopper doing? Grasshopper was hopping and singing. 2. “Why not come and chat with me.” Who said that? a. Cat b. Dog c. Grasshopper 3. What did the Ant reply to the Grasshopper? "I am helping to lay up food for the winter," replied Ant. 4. What did happen when the winter came? The Grasshopper had no food and found itself dying of hunger. 5. How did the Ant spend the winter? The ants distributing corn and grain from the stores they had collected in the Summer. Copyright www.englishlinx.com