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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.The lion laughed at the mouse. Whose view is that?
  • A.The hunter's
  • B.The lion's
  • C.The mouse's
2.What is the point of reading a page a second time?
  • A.It changes the story
  • B.It gets smoother and easier to understand
  • C.It makes the page shorter
3.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
4.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
5.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
6.What should you do at a comma?
  • A.Start a new sentence
  • B.Take a short pause
  • C.Stop completely
7.You misread "though" as "through" and the sentence went wrong. What should you do?
  • A.Keep going anyway
  • B.Go back and correct yourself
  • C.Start the whole page again
8.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

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Answer key — Clarify, Gather, Deepen

Set 22. Prints on its own sheet.

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

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