Grade 2 Reading Informational Text Worksheets
Introduce young readers to the concept of reading informational text with our interactive and printable worksheets. These resources guide children through understanding and interpreting informational texts in an engaging and accessible format, improving overall reading comprehension and knowledge acquisition.
Reading for Main Details—Orcas
Practie summarizing paragraphs with this fun science informational text on orcas! Students will give...
RI.2.2RI.2.10
Informational Text —Sea Stars
Use this second grade worksheet on context clues with this informational text on sea stars. Students...
RI.2.4RI.2.10RI.3.4RI.3.10
What's The Main Idea?
These short science texts are a great way to practice main idea. Students will read the paragraphs a...
RI.2.6
Health Breakfast—Author's Purpose
This informational text on the benefits of a healthy breakfast will ask students to find the main po...
RI.2.8RI.2.10RI.2.6RI.2.1
Steps in a Technical Procedure
This brownie recipe is a great way to test how well your students can follow steps. Students will re...
RI.2.10RI.2.3
Informational Text — Astronauts
Practice this second grade context clues worksheet with this informational text on astronauts. Stude...
RI.2.4RI.2.10RI.3.4RI.3.10
Author's Points and Reasons
This informational text on the benefits of sleep will ask students to find the main point the author...
RI.2.8RI.2.10
Let's Make Slime! Making Connections in Reading
This slime recipe is a great way to test how well your students can follow steps. Students will read...
RI.2.3RI.2.10
Compare Informational Texts—Dogs
These two reading passages are a great introduction to compare & contrast. Students will read one pa...
RI.2.9RI.2.10
Compare and Contrast Moles & Gophers
These two reading passages are a great way to practice compare & contrast. Students will read one pa...
RI.2.9RI.2.10
Use of Reason and Evidence
This informational text on the benefits of reading will ask students to find the main point the auth...
RI.2.8RI.2.10
Analyze Visual information—The Arctic Fox
This informational text about arctic foxes is a great opportunity to practice interacting with image...
RI.2.7RI.2.10RI.2.1RF.2.4.A
Analyzing Visual information—Parts of an Insect
This informational text about the parts of an insect is a great opportunity to practice interacting ...
RI.2.7RI.2.10RF.2.4RF.2.4.A
Reading for Main Details—Beavers Teeth
This informational text on beavers is a great way to practice main idea. Students will read the pass...
RI.2.6RI.2.10
Reading for Main Details—Birds
This informational text on birds is a great way to practice main idea. Students will read the passag...
RI.2.6RI.2.8
Contextual Clues Getting Elected
Practice context clues with this informational text on U.S. presidential elections. Students will re...
RI.2.4RI.2.10RI.3.4RI.3.10
Reading Comprehension— Storms
Practie summarizing paragraphs with this fun science informational text on storms! Students will giv...
RI.2.2RF.2.4.ARF.2.4RI.2.10
Reading for Main Details—Veternarians
Practie summarizing paragraphs with this fun informational text on veternarians! Students will give ...
RI.2.2RI.2.10
Informational Text — Armadillos
This informational text on armadillos is a great way to practice reading comprehension. Students wil...
RI.2.1RI.2.10
Informational Text — Penguins
This informational text on penguins is a great way to practice reading comprehension. Students will ...
RI.2.1RI.2.10
Compare and Contrast Crocodiles & Alligators
These two reading passages are a great way to practice compare & contrast. Students will read one pa...
RF.2.4RF.2.4.ARI.2.10RI.2.9
The Pumpkin Life Cycle
This informational worksheet explores the pumpkin lifecycle, guiding students through procedural ste...
RI.2.3RI.2.10
Natural Factors affecting Climate
This science worksheet is designed to help students understand the significant impact of natural fac...
RI.4.83-ESS2-13-ESS2-2RI.3.1
All about shells—Informational Text
This informational text on mollusks will teach your students all about these awesome animals! Free r...
RI.3.1RI.3.5RI.3.10RI.4
Reading for Details —Penguins
Students read about penguins and answer who, what, when, where, why, and how questions about details...
RELATED WORKSHEETS
Informational Text —Migratory Birds
Engage young minds with this worksheet that delves into the wonders of migratory birds. Learn about ...
RI.4.10RI.4.3RF.4.4RF.4.4.A
All about shells—Informational Text
This informational text on mollusks will teach your students all about these awesome animals! Free r...
RI.3.1RI.3.5RI.3.10RI.4
My Book
This worksheet will help your class to understand the elements of a book cover. Students will decora...
RI.K.5
Reading Comprehension: The Grand Canyon
This informational text on the Grand Canyon will teach your students all about this incredible wonde...
RI.3.1RI.3.10RI.3.4RF.3.4
Text Features
This worksheet on text features will help your students to navigate informational texts. Students wi...
RI.1.5RI.10RF.1.4.ARF.1.4
Importance of Healthy Diet
RI.4.5
Reading for Details —Squirrels
Students read about squirrels and practice asking and answering questions to identify key details fr...
Reading for Details —Penguins
Students read about penguins and answer who, what, when, where, why, and how questions about details...
Informational Text — Armadillos
This informational text on armadillos is a great way to practice reading comprehension. Students wil...
RI.2.1RI.2.10
Informational Text — Penguins
This informational text on penguins is a great way to practice reading comprehension. Students will ...
RI.2.1RI.2.10
Human Factors Affecting Climate
This science worksheet is designed to help students understand the significant impact of human facto...
RI.4.83-ESS2-13-ESS2-2RI.3.1
Understanding the Greenhouse Effect
RI.4.8RL.4.1-13-ESS2-13-ESS2-2
Hummingbirds—Reading Fluency
This informational text on hummingbirds with comprehension questions is a great way to practice read...
RI.1.1RI.1.10RF.1.4.ARF.1.4.B
Informational Text on Holi
This informational text on Holi is a great way to teach about this holiday and the story of Prahlad....
RI.3.10RF.3.4RF.3.4.ARI.3.1
Informational Text—Tardigrades
This informational text on tardigrades will teach your students all about this strange animal! Free ...
RI.2.1RI.2.10RI.3.1RI.3.10
Sharks—Informational Text
This informational text on the sharks will teach your students all about these incredible, ancient a...
RI.3.1RI.3.10RF.3.4RI.3.1
Vegetarian Diet—Words and Phrases in a Text
Fifth-grade students will explore the world of vegetarian diets through this engaging worksheet alig...
RI.5.4
Earthquakes and Infrastructure
Get this worksheet about the effects of earthquakes on infrastructure. The worksheet includes an inf...
W.4.7RI.4.1ESS3B
Stars—Reading for Purpose
This informational text on stars with comprehension questions is a great way to practice reading com...
RI.1.1RI.1.10RF.1.4.ARF.1.4.B
Natural Factors affecting Climate
This science worksheet is designed to help students understand the significant impact of natural fac...
RI.4.83-ESS2-13-ESS2-2RI.3.1
Informational Text —Uh Oh, Where Did Gravity Go?
This short informational text on gravity will teach your students about this natural phenomenon. A f...
RF.3.4.A
Understanding Atoms
This worksheet has students read an informational passage and answer multiple choice questions about...
Informational Text —Snowflakes
This informational text on snowflakes will teach your students how snowflakes are formed. Images of ...
RI.3.10RF.3.4RF.3.4.ARI.3.1
Pandas—Informational Text
This informational text on pandas is a great way to practice reading comprehension. Students will re...
RI.5.1RI.5.10
Structures on the Ocean Floor
ESS2.B4-ESS2-2RI.4.10RI.4.7
Informational Text —Bioluminescence
This informational text on bioluminescence will teach your students about this phenomenon. Examples ...
RI.3.10RF.3.4RF.3.4.ARI.3.1
Earthquake and buildings
Download this worksheet on the impact of earthquakes on buildings. The informational text included i...
RI.4.1ESS3BW.4.7RF.4.4
Polar Bears and Climate
This informational text on polar bears is a great way to practice reading comprehension. Students wi...
RI.4.1W.4.72-LS4-1RF.4.4
Informational Text — Habitats
This short informational text on habitats will teach your students what a habitat is, as well as pro...
RF.3.4.A
Using Text Features
This worksheet on text features will help your students to navigate informational texts. Students mu...
RI.1.5RI.10RF.1.4.ARF.1.4
Table of Contents
This worksheet on text features will get your students familiar with the table of contents. Students...
RI.1.5RI.10RF.1.4.ARF.1.4
Scratching cat—Text structure
RI.4.5
Informational Text —Importance of Sound
This Reading Informational Text Common Core standards calls for 4th graders to be able to effectivel...
RI.4.5
Use of Reason and Evidence
This informational text on the benefits of reading will ask students to find the main point the auth...
RI.2.8RI.2.10
Teachers—Informational Text
This worksheet will help your students to find the main point an author is trying to make, as well a...
RI.K.8
Elephants —Context Clues
This informational text is a great way to practice reading comprehension. Specific concepts targeted...
RI.1.4RI.10RF.1.4.ARF.1.4
Doctors—Citing Text Evidence
This informational text on doctors with comprehension questions is a great way to practice reading f...
RI.1.2RI.1.10RF.1.4.ARF.1.4.B
Falling Leaves—Reading Fluency Passage
This informational text on falling leaves with comprehension questions is a great way to practice re...
RI.1.2RI.10RF.1.4.ARF.1.4.B
Penguins— Main Purpose
This informational text on penguins with comprehension questions is a great way to practice reading ...
RI.1.2RI.1.10RF.1.4.ARF.1.4.B
Hawks vs Falcons—Compare and Contrast
This informational text is a great way to practice compare and contrast. Students will read two pass...
RI.1.3RI.1.10RI.1.9
Life Cycles
This informational text on life cycles takes students through two cycles: the frog life cycle, and t...
RI.3.10RF.3.4RF.3.4.ARL.3.1
Cartography and Cartographers
RI.5.2
Research Skills Worksheet— Helen Keller
This research skills worksheet provides informational sources about Helen Keller for students to loc...
RI.5.7
Research Skills Worksheet— Amelia Earhart
This research skills worksheet provides students with informational sources about Amelia Earhart to ...
RI.5.7
Research Skills Worksheet —Abraham Lincoln
This research skills worksheet uses informational sources about Abraham Lincoln to have students loc...
RI.5.7
Types of Maps—Contextual Clues
Explore the world of maps with this worksheet. After reading the passage, students are presented wit...
RI.5.4
Mesopotamia—Informatonal Text
This informational text on Mesopotamia is a great way to practice reading comprehension. Students wi...
RI.5.3RI.5.10
The March on Washington
RI.5.10
Informational Text on Goods and Services
This short informational text on goods and services will get your students familliar with this conce...
RI.3.10RF.3.4RF.3.4.ARI.3.1
Rosa Park The Montgomery Bus Boycott
RI.5.10