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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.The mouse said she might help one day. What does she believe?
  • A.That she can escape anyway
  • B.That she could be useful to the lion
  • C.That the lion is weak
2.What should you do at a comma?
  • A.Stop completely
  • B.Take a short pause
  • C.Start a new sentence
3.The lion laughed at the mouse. Whose view is that?
  • A.The lion's
  • B.The mouse's
  • C.The hunter's
4.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
5.A character is shouting. How should you read their words?
  • A.Louder and faster, to match
  • B.Exactly the same as everything else
  • C.In a whisper
6.What is the point of reading a page a second time?
  • A.It makes the page shorter
  • B.It gets smoother and easier to understand
  • C.It changes the story
7.You finished a paragraph and cannot remember it. What should you do?
  • A.Reread it and think about what it said
  • B.Carry on to the next one
  • C.Count the words
8.When you read dialogue aloud, why use a different voice for each character?
  • A.Because the author says so
  • B.To show they are different people speaking
  • C.To make it take longer

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Answer key — Clarify, Gather, Deepen

Set 12. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.That she could be useful to the lion
  2. 2.Take a short pause
  3. 3.The lion's
  4. 4.No — a story can show both views
  5. 5.Louder and faster, to match
  6. 6.It gets smoother and easier to understand
  7. 7.Reread it and think about what it said
  8. 8.To show they are different people speaking

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