Community Helpers Career Day Reading Comprehension

Use it in a community helpers unit, at a center, with a small group or as a take-home page. Children answer questions about key details in a short story, identify the jobs of three community helpers from the text and write which job they would like and give a reason.

A short story about Career Day in Room 12, where Mr. Diaz the baker, Officer Kim and Dr. Patel the veterinarian talk about their jobs. Three multiple choice questions ask why Mr. Diaz gets up early, who brought a dog to school and what job Omar wants. Question 4 asks children to write which Career Day job they would like and why. The directions on the page read: Read the passage. Then answer the questions. An answer key is included.

Yes. We made it for 2nd Grade community helpers, and it works the same at home or at school. Families print it for one child and keep it where they will use it every day. Teachers print a copy per student or one for the whole room, whichever the day needs.

Yes. All 9 have an answer key: the six cloze passages show the word for each blank, and the three comprehension pages give the choice answers and a sample written answer.