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Seeds on the Move

Read a four-paragraph article about how seeds travel, then find the main topic and the focus of each paragraph.

Grade 2ELAInteractive · Printable

Aligned toRI.2.2

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

About this worksheet

What students practice

Students identify the main topic of a multiparagraph informational text.
Students tell the focus of each paragraph in the text.
Students sort details under the paragraph focus they support.

How to use

Read the article aloud once, then let students reread each paragraph and answer on their own. Ask them to say each paragraph's focus in their own words before they choose.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

RI.2.2

Identify the main topic of a multiparagraph text and the focus of each paragraph within it.

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Seeds on the Move

Find the main topic and the focus of each paragraph.

Read the article

Read the article. Think about what each paragraph is mostly about.

Seeds on the Move

1A seed cannot walk or run. Still, many seeds end up far from the plant that made them. There, a young plant has more room, light, and water to grow. Here are three ways that seeds get around.

2Some seeds travel by wind. A dandelion seed has soft white fluff on top. The fluff works like a tiny parachute. When the wind blows, it carries the seed up and away. A maple seed has a thin wing. It spins as it falls and drifts to a new spot.

3Some seeds ride on animals. A burr is a seed case with tiny hooks. The hooks catch on a dog's fur. Later, the burr falls off in a new place. A squirrel buries an acorn to eat later, but it sometimes forgets. Then the acorn can grow into an oak tree.

4Some seeds travel by water. A coconut can float on the sea for a long time. The waves push it along until it lands on a faraway beach. Seeds that fall into a stream can drift away, too. Wherever they stop, they may start to grow.

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