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Grade 2 English Language Arts · Reading Informational Text

Grade 2 Reading Informational Text Practice Test

Build Grade 2 nonfiction reading comprehension with five 10-question practice tests on main ideas, key details, processes, text evidence, and simple inferences.

Reading Informational Text Practice Tests

These Grade 2 English Language Arts practice tests use short informational passages to help students find main ideas, important details, steps in a process, and evidence from the text. Topics include nature, recycling, maps, sleep, and bridges.

Skills covered

  • Finding the main idea of an informational passage
  • Locating key details and text evidence
  • Understanding steps in a process
  • Using nonfiction vocabulary and definitions
  • Making simple evidence-based inferences
  • Connecting details to the passage topic

How to use these practice tests

Read the passage once for the topic and a second time for details. Complete one 10-question test at a time. Underline the sentence that supports each answer and retell the process or facts in your own words.

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Grade 2 Reading Informational Text Practice Tests

A 10-question Grade 2 English Language Arts practice test on informational passages, main ideas, key details, processes, and text evidence.

Read each informational passage carefully. Find the main idea or supporting detail in the text, then choose one answer.

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1. QuestionMultiple choice

Read this passage: “A volcano is an opening in Earth where hot melted rock can come out. The melted rock under the ground is called magma. When magma reaches the surface, it is called lava. Lava can flow down the side of a volcano and cool into hard rock. Scientists watch volcanoes for changes that may give warnings.” What is the passage mainly about?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is What volcanoes are and how scientists watch them.

  1. Read the passage: Look for the sentence or group of details that supports the answer.
  2. Use text evidence: The passage defines a volcano, explains magma and lava, and describes how scientists watch for changes.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is What volcanoes are and how scientists watch them.

The passage defines a volcano, explains magma and lava, and describes how scientists watch for changes.

2. QuestionMultiple choice

What is hot melted rock under the ground called?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Magma.

  1. Read the passage: Look for the sentence or group of details that supports the answer.
  2. Use text evidence: The passage says melted rock under the ground is called magma.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is Magma.

The passage says melted rock under the ground is called magma.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

What happens when magma reaches the surface?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is It is called lava.

  1. Read the passage: Look for the sentence or group of details that supports the answer.
  2. Use text evidence: The passage explains that magma is called lava when it reaches the surface.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is It is called lava.

The passage explains that magma is called lava when it reaches the surface.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

What can lava cool into?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is Hard rock.

  1. Read the passage: Look for the sentence or group of details that supports the answer.
  2. Use text evidence: Lava can flow down the side of a volcano and cool into hard rock.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is Hard rock.

Lava can flow down the side of a volcano and cool into hard rock.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

Why do scientists watch volcanoes?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Changes may give warnings.

  1. Read the passage: Look for the sentence or group of details that supports the answer.
  2. Use text evidence: The passage says scientists watch for changes that may give warnings.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is Changes may give warnings.

The passage says scientists watch for changes that may give warnings.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

Read this passage: “Owls are birds that are often active at night. Their large eyes help them see in low light. Soft edges on their feathers help them fly quietly. Owls use their strong claws to catch small animals. During the day, many owls rest in trees or other safe places.” When are owls often active?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is At night.

  1. Read the passage: Look for the sentence or group of details that supports the answer.
  2. Use text evidence: The first sentence says owls are often active at night.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is At night.

The first sentence says owls are often active at night.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

How do large eyes help owls?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is They help owls see in low light.

  1. Read the passage: Look for the sentence or group of details that supports the answer.
  2. Use text evidence: The passage connects large eyes with seeing in low light.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is They help owls see in low light.

The passage connects large eyes with seeing in low light.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

How do soft feather edges help owls?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is They help owls fly quietly.

  1. Read the passage: Look for the sentence or group of details that supports the answer.
  2. Use text evidence: Soft feather edges make an owl flight quieter.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is They help owls fly quietly.

Soft feather edges make an owl flight quieter.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

What do owls use their strong claws to catch?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Small animals.

  1. Read the passage: Look for the sentence or group of details that supports the answer.
  2. Use text evidence: The passage says owls use strong claws to catch small animals.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is Small animals.

The passage says owls use strong claws to catch small animals.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

What is the main idea of the owl passage?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Owls have features that help them live and hunt.

  1. Read the passage: Look for the sentence or group of details that supports the answer.
  2. Use text evidence: The passage explains owl activity, eyes, feathers, claws, and resting places.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is Owls have features that help them live and hunt.

The passage explains owl activity, eyes, feathers, claws, and resting places.

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Frequently asked questions about Grade 2 reading informational text

What is informational text?

Informational text gives facts and explains a real topic, process, object, or event. It is also called nonfiction text.

How can students find the main idea?

Students can identify the topic, notice which idea is repeated or explained, and use the supporting details to state what the passage is mostly about.

How many questions are on this page?

The page includes five mini tests with 10 questions each, for 50 Grade 2 reading informational text questions in total.