PaginePaginepagineapp.comPlants cannot walk, but their seeds can travel to new places.
Some seeds, like dandelion seeds, are light and fluffy. The wind carries them far away.
Other seeds have tiny hooks. They stick to animal fur and fall off somewhere new.
Some animals eat fruit and drop the seeds in a new spot. Squirrels bury acorns and sometimes forget them. The acorns can grow into oak trees!
A Pagine Original passage.
1. How do dandelion seeds travel?
2. How do seeds with hooks travel?
3. What can a forgotten acorn grow into?
4. Write the main idea in one sentence.
5. Why do you think seeds need to move?
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Free 2nd grade reading comprehension worksheet: "Seeds on the Move", an original non-fiction passage with 5 questions. Answer key included. Skill: Reading informational text: key details and main idea. Level: Grade 2 — also suits Year 3 (UK).
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It is designed for Grade 2 (ages 7–8), but use it with any child who is ready.
Reading informational text: key details and main idea.
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