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The Lemurs and the Lost Sunny Spot

Read an original story about two lemurs and their grandma, then describe how each one responds when a storm breaks their sunny branch.

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Aligned toRL.2.3

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Format
Interactive · Printable
Grade
Grade 2
Subject
ELA
Question types
Multiple choice, Matching, Circle the answer, Sorting, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

  • Students describe how each character responds to a major event in a story.
  • Students use details to tell how characters feel and how their feelings change.
  • Students compare calm and upset responses to the same challenge.

How to use

Read the story aloud once, then have students reread it on their own. Talk about how each lemur acts after the storm before students answer the questions.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

RL.2.3

Describe how the characters in a story respond to its major events and challenges.

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The Lemurs and the Lost Sunny Spot

Describe how each character responds to a big storm.

Read the story

The Sunny Spot

1Zara and her little brother, Bodo, were ring-tailed lemurs. They lived high in a big fruit tree with Grandma Kiki. Every morning, the three lemurs sat on the top branch and warmed their bellies in the sun.

2One night, a storm roared over the forest. Wind shook the tree, and rain poured down. Bodo hid his face in Grandma's fur and shivered. Zara wrapped her long striped tail around him. Then she hummed a soft song until the storm ended.

3In the morning, the top branch lay broken on the ground. Bodo's ears drooped, and tears filled his eyes. "Our sunny spot is gone!" he cried. Zara stomped her feet. "That storm ruined everything!" she shouted.

4Grandma Kiki did not cry or stomp. She looked around slowly. Then she pointed to a flat rock beside the river. The sun was shining right on it. "Look," she said with a smile. "A new sunny spot."

5Bodo wiped his eyes and raced to the rock. Zara followed, grumbling the whole way. But soon the warm rock felt so good that she laughed. "This spot is even better!" she said. The three lemurs sat together, bellies to the sun.

The storm

Read the story again if you need to. Then answer each question.

1.
What big event happens in paragraph 2?
  • A. Grandma Kiki gets lost in the dark forest.
  • B. Bodo climbs down to sleep beside the river.
  • C. A storm shakes the tree with wind and rain.
  • D. The fruit tree drops all of its ripe fruit.
2.
Read paragraph 2 again. Underline the sentence that shows Bodo is scared of the storm.

One night, a storm roared over the forest.Wind shook the tree, and rain poured down.Bodo hid his face in Grandma's fur and shivered.Zara wrapped her long striped tail around him.Then she hummed a soft song until the storm ended.

3.
How does Zara respond to the storm?
  • A. She runs to find a safer tree alone.
  • B. She wraps her tail around Bodo and hums.
  • C. She hides her face and shivers with fear.
  • D. She sleeps and does not hear the wind.
4.
Match each lemur to how he or she responds to the broken branch.
  1. Bodo
  2. Zara
  3. Grandma Kiki
  1. A. looks around and finds a new sunny spot
  2. B. cries that the sunny spot is gone
  3. C. stomps and says the storm ruined everything
5.
Read this sentence from paragraph 3: "Bodo's ears drooped, and tears filled his eyes." Which word tells how Bodo feels?
  • A. angry
  • B. sleepy
  • C. cold
  • D. sad

After the storm

Think about how each lemur responds and how Zara changes.

6.
Why does Grandma Kiki point to the flat rock?
  • A. The sun shines on it, so it can be their new spot.
  • B. It is close to the river, so they can get a drink.
  • C. It is far from the tree, so they can hide from storms.
  • D. It has fruit on it that fell from the broken branch.
7.
Sort how the lemurs respond. Is each one a calm response or an upset response?
Zara stomps her feet.Grandma Kiki looks around slowly.Zara hums a soft song to Bodo.Bodo hides his face and shivers.Bodo cries that the spot is gone.Grandma Kiki smiles and points to a rock.
Calm responseUpset response (scared, sad, or angry)
8.
Why does Zara laugh at the end of the story?
  • A. Grandma Kiki tells her a joke.
  • B. Bodo shares some fruit with her.
  • C. The warm rock feels so good.
  • D. The broken branch grows back.
9.
Read paragraph 5 again. Underline the sentence where Zara tells what she thinks of the new spot.

Bodo wiped his eyes and raced to the rock.Zara followed, grumbling the whole way.But soon the warm rock felt so good that she laughed."This spot is even better!" she said.The three lemurs sat together, bellies to the sun.

10.
How does Grandma Kiki's response to the broken branch help Bodo and Zara? Use details from the story.

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