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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.Reread it and think about what it said
  • B.Carry on to the next one
  • C.Count the words
2.The mouse said she might help one day. What does she believe?
  • A.That the lion is weak
  • B.That she can escape anyway
  • C.That she could be useful to the lion
3.A character is shouting. How should you read their words?
  • A.Exactly the same as everything else
  • B.Louder and faster, to match
  • C.In a whisper
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.You misread "though" as "through" and the sentence went wrong. What should you do?
  • A.Go back and correct yourself
  • B.Keep going anyway
  • C.Start the whole page again
6.The lion laughed at the mouse. Whose view is that?
  • A.The hunter's
  • B.The mouse's
  • C.The lion's
7.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 last one
  • C.Yes, always the first one
8.What should you do at a comma?
  • A.Take a short pause
  • B.Start a new sentence
  • C.Stop completely

LessonPrint · SL.2.3 · Set 5 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Clarify, Gather, Deepen

Set 5. Prints on its own sheet.

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