Second Grade Paragraphs

Question 1

When I got home, I asked my mom for a haircut, and I told her exactly how I wanted it. I asked her, very politely, “Could you please do it today?”

Answer 1

$5 dollars

Question 2

I got my school scissors out of my desk. I used them to cut a piece of paper to make a craft.

Answer 2

$10 dollars

Question 3

The dog rarely barks. He never bites. He’s very well-behaved, except that he loves chewing on all of my shoes.

Answer 3

$1 dollar

Question 4

I leave my house to walk to the bus stop after my parents go to work. I watch the clock so I know when to leave. Sometimes mom calls me from her office to remind me.

Answer 4

$0 dollars

Question 5

My friends and I are the first ones to be picked up by the bus. We like to sit right behind the bus driver and watch while he picks up all the other kids.

Answer 5

$100 dollars

Question 6

When it is raining grandma likes to cook a lot. I love when she cooks for me because her food is amazing.

Answer 6

$20 dollars

Question 7

We look just alike because we are identical twins, but we don’t act the same. My sister likes peas and beans and I hate them. I like grape juice and she likes apple juice.

Answer 7

$5 dollars

Question 8

I like my teacher a lot. Our room looked really nice. Our teacher had been saving all of our best work and drawings. They were hung all over the walls for the open house.

Answer 8

$0 dollars

Question 9

My teacher told all the parents how important it is for them to make sure we do our homework. He said anytime they have questions about us they can talk to him.

Answer 9

$60 dollars

Question 10

I decided my favorite color is the rainbow. It has all the colors in it: red, yellow, blue, green, and purple. They are all my favorite colors.

Answer 10

$50 dollars

Question 11

The color red makes me feel like smiling. I love red cards and shiny red apples. My favorite type of candy is a red gum drop. My favorite flower is a red rose.

Answer 11

$5 dollars

Question 12

The color blue makes me feel like taking a nap. My bed is fluffy blue and white with clouds all over it. Blue bubble gum is the best flavor of ice cream.

Answer 12

$10 dollars

Question 13

I like climbing trees and playing in the grass and the fields. My favorite place to go is a park filled with trees and grass.

Answer 13

$10 dollars

Question 14

Wind moves the heat from the sun all around the planet. Without the wind, about half of the earth would be too hot for any living thing.

Answer 14

$20 dollars

Question 15

Today our teacher said we would each write a story. She said if we wanted we could draw pictures to go with it. I decided to write my life story.

Answer 15

$0 dollars

Question 16

I liked to ride my scooter and swing on the swings in the park. My mom only lets me go to the park when it is a nice and hot day.

Answer 16

$50 dollars

Question 17

On my first day of school. I cried because I didn’t want my mom to leave me. Now, I am happy to go to school and see my friends.

Answer 17

$100 dollars

Question 18

There is a shuffleboard court where my grandpa lives. Most of the men there play shuffleboard. Grandpa likes to play and sometimes he takes me with him

Answer 18

$100 dollars

Question 19

When we get to the moon, I will walk all across the surface. It will be dusty and crunchy. I will pick up samples of moon rocks to bring back.

Answer 19

$20 dollars

Question 20

The new bookstore is so big it even has a place to get something to eat. We asked Grandma if we could have a snack. She said that we could have cookies and juice.

Answer 20

$1 dollars

Question 21

When I visit Grandpa he lets me help him in his garden. Grandpa says I have a green thumb.

Answer 21

$1 dollars

Question 22

Together we planted four rows of corn and two rows of beans. Grandpa also planted potatoes and squash. The plants are starting to come up now.

Answer 22

$20 dollars

Question 23

On a hot summer day there’s nothing I like better than going to the pool. Besides cooling off in the water, there are lots of things to do.

Answer 23

$50 dollars

Question 24

Everyone clapped when the play was over. The actors came out on stage and bowed.

Answer 24

$60 dollars

Question 25

The favorite place for my family to see movies is at home. We don’t have to find a parking place. We have the best seats in the house, our big soft couch.

Answer 25

$20 dollars

Question 26

The police dog is an important part of the team. A trained dog can find missing people after smelling their clothes.

Answer 26

$10 dollars

Question 27

I can’t have a cat because I have allergies. When I touch a cat my nose starts itching. If I touch my face after touching a cat, my eyes swell up

Answer 27

$5 dollars

Question 28

I went out to try to find ways to earn money. The lady who lives in the apartment upstairs said she wanted to get rid of all her empty soda cans and bottles.

Answer 28

$0 dollars

Question 29

Did you know sunshine actually comes from a star? That’s because the sun is a star just like the millions of stars in the sky. The sun is so big that more than a million Earths can fit inside it.

Answer 29

$30 dollars

Question 30

We all ride the bus home in the afternoon, but at different times. My sister and I get home first. As soon as Dad arrives, the three of us sit down at the kitchen table and do our homework together.

Answer 30

$10 dollars