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Grade 2 Reading Comprehension

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On Saturday, Ben and Lena helped their teacher start a small school garden. Ben planted bean seeds in paper cups, and Lena carried water from the rain barrel. They placed the cups near a sunny window and checked them each morning. After a week, tiny green stems appeared. The children made a chart to record each plant's height. When a classmate forgot a pencil, Lena shared hers so he could draw the plants. The teacher reminded everyone to wear gloves while moving soil.
1.What skill did the children practice by recording plant heights?cooking meals / building shelves / observing changes
2.What is the passage mainly about?a trip to a farm / a lesson about weather maps / children caring for a school garden
3.What did Lena carry from the rain barrel?soil / water / pencils
4.Who reminded everyone to wear gloves?the school nurse / the teacher / Ben's neighbor
5.Where did Ben and Lena place the cups?beside the school door / near a sunny window / under a desk
6.What did Lena share with a classmate?a cup / a raincoat / a pencil

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