Reading Comprehension and Skills Booklet -Grade 2

Name Reading about Social Studies

The Right to Vote

Have you ever voted for class president? Maybe your class has cast votes for

the best movie star or type of ice cream. Voting for members of the government is

very important. In the United States and Canada, you have to be 18 to vote in one

of these elections. Not everyone has been able to vote in the past. In the United

States, women were not allowed to vote until 1920. A special law was passed in

1965 to make sure that all adults get to vote. When you vote, you have a say in who

serves in the government and what kinds of laws they pass. Some people say that

voting is the most important thing that people can do.

1. What is the main idea of this story?
   a. Chocolate ice cream is the best.
   b. Not everyone can vote in the United States.
   c. Voting is an important thing for people to be able to do.


2. Who can vote in the United States and Canada?


3. What happens in an election?
   a. People cast votes.
   b. People have to be 18.
   c. People pass laws.


4. When were U.S. women first allowed to vote?


5. What happened in the United States after a special law was passed in 1965?


6. Why is voting important?

Read the story. Then, answer the questions.