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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.You finished a paragraph and cannot remember it. What should you do?
  • A.Count the words
  • B.Reread it and think about what it said
  • C.Carry on to the next one
2.Two characters argue. Does the story have to agree with one of them?
  • A.No — a story can show both views
  • B.Yes, always the first one
  • C.Yes, always the last one
3.The lion laughed at the mouse. Whose view is that?
  • A.The mouse's
  • B.The hunter's
  • C.The lion's
4.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
5.What should you do at a comma?
  • A.Take a short pause
  • B.Start a new sentence
  • C.Stop completely
6.You misread "though" as "through" and the sentence went wrong. What should you do?
  • A.Start the whole page again
  • B.Go back and correct yourself
  • C.Keep going anyway
7.When you read dialogue aloud, why use a different voice for each character?
  • A.To show they are different people speaking
  • B.Because the author says so
  • C.To make it take longer
8.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

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Answer key — Clarify, Gather, Deepen

Set 21. Prints on its own sheet.

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

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