Free printable ISEE practice test for Grade 2

Reading

Circle the letter of the best answer. About 12 minutes.

1. 1.

   The word snowman is made of two smaller words, snow and man. What does the word snowman mean?

   1. Aa figure of a person made of snow
   2. Ba storm with a lot of snow
   3. Ca man who likes snow
   4. Da shovel for snow

2. How the Teddy Bear Got Its Name

   Do you have a teddy bear? Long ago, toy bears were not called teddy bears. Here is how they got their name.

   In 1902, President Theodore Roosevelt went on a hunting trip in Mississippi. Many people called him "Teddy." The other hunters wanted the president to bring home a bear. They found a bear and tied it to a tree, so the president could hunt it easily.

   President Roosevelt said no. He said it would not be fair to the bear.

   Newspapers told the story all over the country. An artist drew a cartoon of the president saying no to the little bear.

   In New York City, a shop owner named Morris Michtom saw the cartoon. He and his wife, Rose, made stuffed toys. Rose sewed a soft, cuddly bear. Morris put it in the shop window with a sign that said "Teddy's bear."

   Children loved the bear! Soon, toy makers everywhere were making toy bears. People started calling them teddy bears.

   Today, teddy bears are some of the most loved toys in the world. And their name came from a president who said no.

   2.

   Why did Morris put a sign that said "Teddy's bear" in his window?

   1. AHis own name was Teddy.
   2. BHe had seen the cartoon about President Teddy Roosevelt and the bear.
   3. CThe president asked him to.
   4. DChildren told him to.
3. 3.

   Why did the author write this passage?

   1. ATo tell about bears that live in Mississippi
   2. BTo explain how teddy bears got their name
   3. CTo describe what presidents do all day
   4. DTo get readers to buy a teddy bear
4. 4.

   In the passage, what does the word "cuddly" mean in "a soft, cuddly bear"?

   1. Anice to hug
   2. Bfast and strong
   3. Cscary-looking
   4. Dhard to hold
5. 5.

   Which of these happened first?

   1. ARose sewed a soft bear.
   2. BPeople called the toys teddy bears.
   3. CToy makers everywhere made bears.
   4. DPresident Roosevelt went on a hunting trip.
6. 6.

   Which word means the same as enormous?

   1. Atiny
   2. Bcurly
   3. Chuge
   4. Dsleepy

7. Grandpa's Runaway Hat

   It was a windy fall day at the farm. Eli and Grandpa had just come out of the corn maze.

   Suddenly, the wind grabbed Grandpa's red hat. Whoosh! It flew off his head and tumbled across the field like a rolling ball.

   "My hat!" cried Grandpa.

   Eli ran after it. The hat bounced past a wagon. It skipped over a row of hay bales. It rolled under a fence. Eli crawled under the fence, too.

   Then the wind lifted the hat high into the air. It sailed over the corn and landed right on top of the scarecrow's head!

   Eli laughed so hard that he had to sit down. The scarecrow looked very proud in its new red hat.

   Grandpa came puffing up behind him. "Well," he said, "it looks good on him."

   "Should we leave it there?" asked Eli.

   Grandpa thought about it. Then he shook his head. "My ears get cold," he said. He reached up and took his hat back. "But I'll lend him my scarf."

   So they wrapped Grandpa's striped scarf around the scarecrow's neck. Then they went to find the hayride.

   7.

   What is this story mostly about?

   1. AGrandpa buys a new red hat.
   2. BThe wind knocks over a row of hay bales.
   3. CEli and Grandpa build a scarecrow.
   4. DEli chases Grandpa's hat after the wind blows it away.
8. 8.

   Why did Grandpa's hat fly off his head?

   1. AIt got caught on a fence.
   2. BGrandpa threw it into the air.
   3. CThe wind blew it off.
   4. DEli pulled it off as a joke.
9. 9.

   The hat "tumbled across the field like a rolling ball." What does this tell you?

   1. AEli kicked the hat like a ball.
   2. BThe hat rolled over and over.
   3. CThe hat was round and orange.
   4. DThe hat was very heavy.
10. 10.

    What happens right after Grandpa takes his hat back?

    1. AEli crawls under the fence.
    2. BThe wind lifts the hat into the air.
    3. CThey put Grandpa's scarf on the scarecrow.
    4. DGrandpa comes puffing up behind Eli.