COLEGIO FRANCO MEXICANO
SPRING VACATION HOMEWORK
SCHOOL YEAR 2016 – 2017
2nd
Name: _________________________________________________Roll #: __________
DAY 1
Instruction: Read and answer the questions.
First Airplane Trip
by Sara Matson
Jake is going on a trip. He and Mom take a taxi to the airport. “It’s my first
plane trip,” he tells the taxi driver. “That’s great!” the taxi driver says. Jake
rolls his suitcase onto the plane. “It’s my first plane trip,” he tells the pilot.
“Welcome aboard,” the pilot says. Jake finds his seat and buckles his
seatbelt. The plane’s engines rumble and roar. Jake opens his backpack
and pulls out Panda. “It’s my first plane trip,” he whispers. He holds Panda’s
paw. The plane moves faster and faster. Then—Whoosh! On the ground,
cars and houses look like toys. Jake smiles. “Guess what, Panda?” he says.
“Flying is fun!”
1. How do Jake and his mom travel to the airport?
a. In a plane
b. In their car
c. In a taxi
d. In a bus
2. What does a pilot do?
_______________________________________________________________
3. What does the pilot say to Jake?
_______________________________________________________________
4. Who is Panda?
a. Jake's brother
b. a large animal
c. Jake's pet
d. a stuffed animal
5. What does Jake whisper to Panda?
_______________________________________________________________
2nd Grade
Spring Vacation Homework
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6. Read this sentence from the story: On the ground, the cars and houses
look like toys. What does this mean?
a. The cars and houses looked very big.
b. The cars and houses looked very small.
c. The cars and houses did not move.
d. Jake could not see the cars and houses.
Instruction: Write the number in the correct place.
9586
728
6842
23
1473
5
564
8571
7
Thousands
7
Hundreds
Tens
Ones
14
2nd Grade
Spring Vacation Homework
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Day 2
Instruction: Read and answer with complete sentences.
Alex Fernández is a soccer player. He is Argentinian but he plays soccer for
Leeds United in England. He is married and he lives in Leeds with his wife,
Elena, and his baby son, Daniel. His wife teaches Spanish at an English
school in Sheffield. His family lives in Buenos Aires. His father is a doctor.
1. What does Alex do? He is a soccer player.
2. Where is he from?
__________________________________________
3. What team does he play for? ____________________________________
4. Where does he live? __________________________________________
5. Is he married?
__________________________________________
6. What´s his wife´s name? ________________________________________
7. What´s their baby´s name? ______________________________________
8. What does his wife do? ________________________________________
9. Where does his family live? _____________________________________
10. What does his father do? ______________________________________
Instruction: Look at the numbers and write.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
985
1563
3345
12
6268
tens:
___________
thousands: ___________
tens:
___________
ones:
___________
thousands: ___________
2nd Grade
Spring Vacation Homework
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DAY 3
Instruction: Read and answer with complete sentences.
Oxford is the most popular tourist attraction in Britain, after London and
Stratford-upon-Avon. Oxford is famous for its university. It is the oldest in
Britain and the third oldest in Europe. The university has thirty-five separate
colleges. For many years, only five of these colleges were for women.
However, nearly all the colleges accept nowadays both men and women.
Oxford is also a market town, where ordinary people live and work. Oxford
has over one million visitors a year.
1. What is the most popular attraction in Britain?
___________________________________________________________________
2. Why is Oxford famous?
___________________________________________________________________
3. What is the oldest university in Britain?
___________________________________________________________________
4. How many colleges does it have?
___________________________________________________________________
5. How many of these colleges were for women?
__________________________________________________________________
6. How many visitors does it have a year?
___________________________________________________________________
2nd Grade
Spring Vacation Homework
Instruction: Write the correct pronouns:
They • We • You • He • It • I • She
1. Ann and Christine
.......................
2. Renzo and I
......................
3. David
.......................
4. Maria
.......................
5. Sam and you
.......................
6. The book
.......................
7. The bags
......................
8. Grandmother
……………….
9. Dad
……………….
10. The sun
……………….
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2nd Grade
Spring Vacation Homework
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Day 4
Instruction: Write: am, is, are. Then change the sentences into the negative.
Example:
1. Helen is a teacher. She isn´t a doctor.
2. John and Mary _______ students. ____________________ teachers.
3. We _______ in school.
_____________________ in the cinema.
4. I _______ from England. __________________ Scotland.
5. You _______ my friend. ____________________ my brother.
6. Peter _______ Italian. ____________________ French.
7. The flower _______ red. ___________________ white.
8. Maria and I _______ sisters. __________________ cousins.
9. Kate and Jane _______ 10 years old. ___________________12 years old.
10. The pencils _______ yellow. _____________________ red.
III. Solve.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
20 + 8 = ____________
900 + 10 + 3 = ___________
7 X 4 + 2 = ______________
9 X 3 + 5 = _______________
40 + 20 = ________________
2nd Grade
Spring Vacation Homework
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DAY: 5
Instruction: Complete the text using the present simple of the verbs in the
box.
meet(s)
get up(s)
get(s)
wear(s)
eat(s)
like(s)
travel(s)
brush(es)
is
has
Anne ....................................... at seven everyday. She ..................................... a
shower, then she ..................................... breakfast. She .....................................
cereals and yoghurt. She ..................................... her teeth and
..................................... dressed. She always ..................................... a suit to
work. She ..................................... an air hostess. She ..................................... to
different places every week. She ..................................... her job. She
..................................... lots of people.
Instructions: Choose the best synonym for the following words.
Synonyms: words that have the same (or nearly the same) meanings.
1) final
2) great
3) tired
4) big
a. last
a. very soft
a. kind
a. many
b. first
b. very loud
b. sleepy
b. next
c. heavy
c. very hard
c. ready
c. only
d. small
d. very good
d. angry
d. large
Instructions: Choose the best antonym for the following words.
Antonyms: words that have opposite meanings.
1) first
2) difficult
3) right
4) cold
a. last
a. hard
a. hard
a. cool
b. primary
b. nice
b. wrong
b. hot
c. early
c. easy
c. correct
c. easy
d. late
d. tough
d. long
d. low
COLEGIO FRANCO MEXICANO
SPRING VACATION HOMEWORK
SCHOOL YEAR 2016 – 2017
________________________________________________________
Name _______________________________________ Roll Number_____