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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 misread "though" as "through" and the sentence went wrong. What should you do?
  • A.Go back and correct yourself
  • B.Start the whole page again
  • C.Keep going anyway
2.The lion laughed at the mouse. Whose view is that?
  • A.The mouse's
  • B.The lion's
  • C.The hunter's
3.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
4.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
5.Why does reading too fast cause problems?
  • A.You stop taking in what the words mean
  • B.The book gets heavier
  • C.You run out of breath
6.A character is shouting. How should you read their words?
  • A.Louder and faster, to match
  • B.In a whisper
  • C.Exactly the same as everything else
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.What should you do at a comma?
  • A.Start a new sentence
  • B.Take a short pause
  • C.Stop completely

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Answer key — Clarify, Gather, Deepen

Set 23. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Go back and correct yourself
  2. 2.The lion's
  3. 3.Reread it and think about what it said
  4. 4.That she could be useful to the lion
  5. 5.You stop taking in what the words mean
  6. 6.Louder and faster, to match
  7. 7.To show they are different people speaking
  8. 8.Take a short pause

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