Grade 2 English SOL Study Guide
Practice for the Grade 2 English Virginia SOL test across all 19 standards and 10 strands. SOL Prep turns every standard into a diagnostic, guided notes, flashcards, and SOL-style practice questions — so you drill what you’re actually weak on instead of re-reviewing what you know.
Grade 2 English SOL practice tests
Two ways to practice Grade 2 English: work through official released items from the Virginia Department of Education, or drill standard by standard with SOL Prep.
What Grade 2 English covers
Foundations for Reading
- 2.FFR.2 — Phonological and Phonemic Awareness: The student will orally identify and produce various phonemes (individual sounds) within words to develop phonemic awareness in support of decoding (reading) and encoding (spelling).
- 2.FFR.3 — Phonics and Word Analysis: The student will apply phonetic principles to read and spell words.
Developing Skilled Readers and Building Reading Stamina
- 2.DSR — The student will build knowledge and comprehension skills from reading and listening to a range of challenging, content-rich texts. This includes fluently reading and gathering evidence from grade-level complex texts and reading widely (through read alouds) on topics to gain purposeful knowledge and vocabulary.
Reading and Vocabulary
- 2.RV.1 — Vocabulary Development and Word Analysis
Reading Informational Text
Writing
Communication and Multimodal Literacies
Research
- 2.R.1 — Evaluation and Synthesis of Information
Frequently asked questions
What is on the Grade 2 English SOL test?
The Grade 2 English Virginia SOL test is organized into 10 reporting strands: Foundations for Reading, Developing Skilled Readers and Building Reading Stamina, Reading and Vocabulary, Reading Literary Text, Reading Informational Text, Foundations for Writing, Writing, Language Usage, Communication and Multimodal Literacies, Research. It assesses the 19 Standards of Learning listed on this page.
How many standards does Grade 2 English cover?
Grade 2 English covers 19 individual Virginia SOL standards across its 10 strands.
Where can I find Grade 2 English SOL practice tests?
The Virginia Department of Education publishes official released tests and practice items at doe.virginia.gov — see our Virginia SOL practice tests guide for direct links. SOL Prep adds standard-by-standard practice for each of the 19 Grade 2 English standards below.
How should I study for the Grade 2 English SOL?
Start with a diagnostic to find which of the 19 Grade 2 English standards you're weakest on, then focus practice there instead of re-reviewing what you already know. Work each standard's skills, then take a mixed practice check.