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Clarify, Gather, Deepen is a free printable Grade 2 English worksheet on choosing the question that does the job you need, aligned to Common Core standard SL.2.3. It prints 8 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Clarify, Gather, Deepen

SL.2.3

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1.You finished a paragraph and cannot remember it. What should you do?
  • A.Carry on to the next one
  • B.Count the words
  • C.Reread it and think about what it said
2.What is the point of reading a page a second time?
  • A.It makes the page shorter
  • B.It changes the story
  • C.It gets smoother and easier to understand
3.You misread "though" as "through" and the sentence went wrong. What should you do?
  • A.Keep going anyway
  • B.Start the whole page again
  • C.Go back and correct yourself
4.Why does reading too fast cause problems?
  • A.You stop taking in what the words mean
  • B.You run out of breath
  • C.The book gets heavier
5.The mouse said she might help one day. What does she believe?
  • A.That she could be useful to the lion
  • B.That the lion is weak
  • C.That she can escape anyway
6.Two characters argue. Does the story have to agree with one of them?
  • A.Yes, always the last one
  • B.Yes, always the first one
  • C.No — a story can show both views
7.What should you do at a comma?
  • A.Start a new sentence
  • B.Stop completely
  • C.Take a short pause
8.The lion laughed at the mouse. Whose view is that?
  • A.The lion's
  • B.The mouse's
  • C.The hunter's

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Answer key — Clarify, Gather, Deepen

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  1. 1.Reread it and think about what it said
  2. 2.It gets smoother and easier to understand
  3. 3.Go back and correct yourself
  4. 4.You stop taking in what the words mean
  5. 5.That she could be useful to the lion
  6. 6.No — a story can show both views
  7. 7.Take a short pause
  8. 8.The lion's

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to SL.2.3 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.