The Moon Yes or No Reading Worksheet for Grade 2

About this worksheet

A short nonfiction passage on the moon: that it is smaller than the sun, that it does not make its own light but reflects the sun’s, that it circles the Earth, and that people once walked on it and left footprints in the gray dust.

Two of the four yes or no statements are the common misconceptions stated as fact, that the moon makes its own light and that it is bigger than the sun, and both are contradicted directly in the passage. A child who checks yes on either has read past the sentence that answers it. The last task pictures four moon shapes and asks for the full one, which is a quiet check that a thin curved sliver and a full round moon were understood as different things rather than just read as words.

What students will practice

• Read a nonfiction passage and check yes or no on four claims
• Answer a written question about a detail in the text
• Pick the full moon out of four different shapes

Details

Grade level

Grade 2

Subject

Reading · Comprehension

Standard

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.2.1

Pages

1

Format

PDF · US Letter and A4 included

License

Free for classroom use · Attribution appreciated

Last updated

August 30, 2026