Rainy Morning

This worksheet supports students in Grades 2-3 as they practice reading comprehension, cause and effect reasoning, analytical thinking, and logical connections through a short narrative about a rainy day mishap. By reading a focused passage and matching causes to their effects, learners strengthen their ability to analyze how actions lead to outcomes using evidence from the text.

Academic Focus

• Cause and Effect (Grades 2-3) – Identify relationships between actions and outcomes within a narrative.
• Reading Comprehension Skills – Understand key events and details in a short, accessible text.
• Logical Reasoning – Analyze how one event influences another in a clear sequence.
• Text-Based Analysis – Use story evidence to correctly match causes with their effects.

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource – Designed by educators to align with elementary ELA standards.
• Clear Matching Format – Uses labeled letters and numbers to guide structured thinking.
• Flexible Implementation – Suitable for independent work, small groups, literacy centers, or homework.
• Supports Critical Thinkers – Encourages students to slow down and reflect on event relationships.

This printable worksheet helps students build confidence in understanding cause and effect, a key comprehension strategy for both fiction and nonfiction texts. By connecting actions to results, learners develop stronger analytical thinking, reading accuracy, and problem-solving skills. Whether used in a classroom or homeschool environment, this no-prep resource offers meaningful practice with text relationships that apply to real-life situations and narrative reading alike.

This worksheet is part of our Grade 2 Reading Comprehension collection.