Meet the Walrus: Grade 2 Reading Comprehension

The walrus is a mammal. It lives in the icy seas of the Arctic. Its home is freezing cold.

The walrus eats clams, snails and worms. It rests on floating ice in large, noisy groups.

The walrus has long tusks. These help it pull its heavy body onto the ice. It is about 3.5 meters long.

Baby walrus are called calves. A calf stays with its mother for about two years and rides on her back in the water.

Questions

Details Where does the walrus live?
near lakes, rivers and coasts across North America fields and meadows across North America the icy seas of the Arctic rivers and streams in eastern Australia
Details Which of these does the walrus eat?
worms fallen fruit twigs succulent leaves
Cause and effect According to the passage, how does the walrus use long tusks?
It lets it swim upstream and leap up waterfalls. They help it pull its heavy body onto the ice. They crush tough bamboo. It helps it blend in with the leaves.
Main idea What is paragraph 2 mostly about?
where it lives how its body helps it what it eats its young
Vocabulary Baby walrus are called…
pups cubs tadpoles calves
Inference What word best describes where the walrus lives?
near fresh water hot and dry freezing cold warm and rainy
Main idea What is this passage mostly about?
the life of the emperor penguin the life of the walrus the life of the camel the life of the fennec fox

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