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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.What should you do at a comma?
  • A.Take a short pause
  • B.Stop completely
  • C.Start a new sentence
2.Why does reading too fast cause problems?
  • A.The book gets heavier
  • B.You stop taking in what the words mean
  • C.You run out of breath
3.The mouse said she might help one day. What does she believe?
  • A.That the lion is weak
  • B.That she could be useful to the lion
  • C.That she can escape anyway
4.You finished a paragraph and cannot remember it. What should you do?
  • A.Carry on to the next one
  • B.Reread it and think about what it said
  • C.Count the words
5.A character is shouting. How should you read their words?
  • A.Exactly the same as everything else
  • B.In a whisper
  • C.Louder and faster, to match
6.Two characters argue. Does the story have to agree with one of them?
  • A.Yes, always the first one
  • B.Yes, always the last one
  • C.No — a story can show both views
7.The lion laughed at the mouse. Whose view is that?
  • A.The lion's
  • B.The hunter's
  • C.The mouse's
8.When you read dialogue aloud, why use a different voice for each character?
  • A.To make it take longer
  • B.Because the author says so
  • C.To show they are different people speaking

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Answer key — Clarify, Gather, Deepen

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  1. 1.Take a short pause
  2. 2.You stop taking in what the words mean
  3. 3.That she could be useful to the lion
  4. 4.Reread it and think about what it said
  5. 5.Louder and faster, to match
  6. 6.No — a story can show both views
  7. 7.The lion's
  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.