2nd Grade Reading Comprehension

Free printable reading comprehension. Print the story for offline use as a worksheet, or test comprehension with the online quiz game. Recommended level: 2nd Grade and up


If Dolphins Could Talk


I am not boasting when I say that I am one of the smartest mammals on earth. It's very true. Dolphins can talk to each other. We know our friends and family. We know how to play. We are good learners too.

My name is Dion and I am a 5-year-old Bottlenose dolphin. My family lives in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of southern Florida. I have relatives all over the world where there are warm ocean waters.

For the first three years of my life I stuck very close to my mother Dori. In the last few years I learned how to catch food and explore on my own.

I will be fully grown by the time I am 9 or 10 years old. I have a lot of pounds to gain before I reach my adult weight of more than 400 pounds.

If I'm one of the lucky ones, I'll live more than 25 years. Male dolphins don't live quite as long as females do. My great aunt Nellie lived to 51. That's really old for a dolphin.

My excellent eyesight and hearing help me find my way around. I always know where my family and close friends are. The twelve of us hang around together in a group called a "pod" or a "school". We keep in touch all the time. I know each one by their special whistle. It's like having a built-in phone number!

Here is one of my favorite riddles:
Are dolphins smart? Dolphinately!


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Where are Bottlenose dolphins found?
Arctic oceans
freshwater lakes
warm ocean waters
warm ocean waters Off which coast does Dino the dolphin live?
Australia's Gold Coast
southern Florida
South Africa
southern Florida A dolphin is a
fish
mammal
reptile
mammal How much does a full grown dolphin usually weigh?
150 pounds
400 pounds
800 pounds
400 pounds At what age is a dolphin fully grown?
2
5
10
10 Which of these is NOT a name for a group of dolphins?
herd
pod
school
herd Dolphins have excellent
eyesight and hearing
sense of taste
sense of smell
eyesight and hearing Female dolphins usually live longer than male dolphins.
True
False
It doesn't say in the story.
True Many dolphins live to be more than 60 years old.
True
False
It doesn't say in the story.
False How do dolphins keep track of each other?
by their smell
by their tail movements
by their special whistle
by their special whistle

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