Grade 2

Read and retell a short story

Read a tiny story and retell the main idea in your own words.

Category: Reading Readiness 8 min Growing
Aa Tap Say Read

Read each sentence slowly, then close the passage and tell the story back. Retelling helps comprehension.

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A boy named Ravi found a shell on the beach.

story line 1

Read the first line once.

Example: Ravi found a shell on the beach.

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He showed it to his sister and they played together.

story line 2

Read line 2 and connect it to line 1.

Example: Ravi shared the shell with his sister.

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By evening, they had built a small sandcastle.

story line 3

Read the ending and picture the scene.

Example: They built a sandcastle by evening.

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Now retell: What happened?

retelling prompt

Say the story in your own words.

Example: Ravi found a shell, shared it with his sister, and they built a sandcastle.

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