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Read with a Purpose: Paper Lanterns
Grade 2 reading practice: choose a purpose for reading, read paper lantern directions with understanding, and use fix-up strategies.
Grade 2ELAInteractive · Printable
Aligned toRF.2.4.a
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What’s included
- Single worksheet
- Auto-graded online
- 1 Common Core standard
- Printable answer key
- 10 questions
- Classroom-ready
Details
- Format
- Interactive · Printable
- Grade
- Grade 2
- Subject
- ELA
- Question types
- Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Circle the answer, Sorting
About this worksheet
What students practice
- Students choose a reason for reading that fits the kind of text.
- Students read a how-to text and answer questions about its steps.
- Students name strategies that fix confusion while reading.
How to use
Read the directions together first, then let students work alone. When an answer is hard to find, have them go back and reread the paragraph the question names.
Curriculum
Common Core standard covered
Read grade-level text with purpose and understanding.
Preview
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Read with a Purpose: Paper Lanterns
Pick a reason to read, then read directions with care.

Why am I reading?
Good readers ask, "Why am I reading this?" before they start.
- Find out when the lantern parade starts
- Learn how to make a paper lantern
- Enjoy a made-up tale about a night parade
- Learn facts about how lanterns glow
- A. a storybook
- B. a poster on the library door
- C. a nonfiction book about light
- D. a page of step-by-step directions
- A. a funny poem about a frog
- B. a weather report for tomorrow
- C. a story about a flying carpet
- D. a recipe for banana bread
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