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Once Upon a Time is a free printable Grade 2 English worksheet on what a story's beginning and ending do for the reader, aligned to Common Core standard RL.2.5. 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 students 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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Once Upon a Time

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1.A story ends "...and they lived happily ever after." What does that tell you?
  • A.Something bad will happen next
  • B.The story is just beginning
  • C.The story is over and the problem is solved
2.In a tale, a wolf says "I'll huff and I'll puff!" again and again. Why repeat it?
  • A.So the reader can join in and expect what comes next
  • B.Because the wolf forgot his words
  • C.To show the story has ended
3.In many tales, something happens three times. What does that do?
  • A.It tells you the story is over
  • B.It builds up to the most important time
  • C.It makes the story true
4.Why do so many old tales start with the same words?
  • A.Readers know at once what kind of story it will be
  • B.Because the writer forgot how to start
  • C.Because the words rhyme
5.What is the main job of the ending of a story?
  • A.To give the title
  • B.To meet the characters for the first time
  • C.To finish the action and show how things turned out
6.What is the main job of the beginning of a story?
  • A.To tell how the problem is solved
  • B.To list the pages
  • C.To introduce the characters and where they are
7.The middle of a story usually shows what?
  • A.The title and the author
  • B.The characters living happily ever after
  • C.The problem getting bigger and the characters trying to fix it
8.A story starts "Once upon a time...". What does that tell you?
  • A.It is a true news report
  • B.It is a made-up tale set long ago
  • C.It is a list of facts

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Answer key — Once Upon a Time

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  1. 1.The story is over and the problem is solved
  2. 2.So the reader can join in and expect what comes next
  3. 3.It builds up to the most important time
  4. 4.Readers know at once what kind of story it will be
  5. 5.To finish the action and show how things turned out
  6. 6.To introduce the characters and where they are
  7. 7.The problem getting bigger and the characters trying to fix it
  8. 8.It is a made-up tale set long ago

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RL.2.5 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.