2nd Grade Reading Worksheets

2nd Grade Reading Levels
Level Time of Year Lexile
J Start of Year 290L–440L
K Beginning to Mid-Year 330L–480L
L Mid to End of Year 355L–505L
M End of Year 425L–575L
Text saying 'Level M' on a light background.
Text reading 'Level K' on a beige background.
Text reading 'Level L' on a light purple background
Text reading 'Level M' on a pale green background.
Sign reading 'Level K' with white background and black text.
Text that says 'Level J' on a light-colored background.
Purple sign with black text reading 'Level L'.
Light blue background with black text that reads 'Level J'.

Fiction Texts


Nonfiction Texts

A tall, thin, vertical line with a black outer edge and a white interior, resembling a boundary or separator.

Details & Examples

Free

Ask & Answer Questions

A vertical black line running down the center of a blank white background.

Central Message & Moral

Main Topic

Free

A tall, narrow black and white measuring stick or pole with no additional details.

Character Responses to Events

Free

Connecting Ideas in a Text

A black streak runs vertically down the center of a white background.

Rhythm, Rhymes, and Words

Finding Meaning of Words

Free

A black and white illustration of a magnet with the North and South poles labeled, with a simple line drawing style.

Structure: Beginning, Middle, End

Free

Using Text Features

A very long and narrow white strip with black edges on either side.

Point of View

Author’s Purpose

Free

An extremely long and narrow black and white vertical line.

Character, Setting, and Plot

Free

Using Images for Understanding

A chart with a white background showing a black vertical line labeled as 'Varied,' with three sections labeled 'Conquering,' 'Tough,' and 'Different' on tiers connecting to the line.

Compare and Contrast Stories

Author’s Reasons & Evidence

Free

A long, narrow vertical image with a single black line running down the center, set against a white background.

Compare and Contrast Two Texts

Free


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