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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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Tick the right answer.

1.Two characters argue. Does the story have to agree with one of them?
  • A.Yes, always the last one
  • B.No — a story can show both views
  • C.Yes, always the first one
2.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
3.The lion laughed at the mouse. Whose view is that?
  • A.The lion's
  • B.The hunter's
  • C.The mouse's
4.What is the point of reading a page a second time?
  • A.It gets smoother and easier to understand
  • B.It makes the page shorter
  • C.It changes the story
5.The mouse said she might help one day. What does she believe?
  • A.That she can escape anyway
  • B.That the lion is weak
  • C.That she could be useful to the lion
6.Why does reading too fast cause problems?
  • A.You run out of breath
  • B.You stop taking in what the words mean
  • C.The book gets heavier
7.A character is shouting. How should you read their words?
  • A.In a whisper
  • B.Louder and faster, to match
  • C.Exactly the same as everything else
8.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

LessonPrint · SL.2.3 · Set 14 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Clarify, Gather, Deepen

Set 14. Prints on its own sheet.

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

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