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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.Which line is most likely to begin a fairy tale?
  • A.And that was the end of the wolf.
  • B.There was once a poor girl who lived by a dark wood.
  • C.From then on, everyone was happy.
2.The middle of a story usually shows what?
  • A.The characters living happily ever after
  • B.The problem getting bigger and the characters trying to fix it
  • C.The title and the author
3.Why do so many old tales start with the same words?
  • A.Because the words rhyme
  • B.Readers know at once what kind of story it will be
  • C.Because the writer forgot how to start
4.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
5.A tale begins "Long ago, in a land far away, there lived a king." What does the opening tell you first?
  • A.How the story ends
  • B.Why the king was sad
  • C.Who the story is about and where it happens
6.Which line is most likely to end a fairy tale?
  • A.Long ago, a giant lived on a hill.
  • B.Once upon a time, there was a giant.
  • C.And from that day on, the giant never came back.
7.Which is a traditional way to end a tale?
  • A.The end.
  • B.Once upon a time.
  • C.Long ago and far away.
8.What is the main job of the beginning of a story?
  • A.To list the pages
  • B.To introduce the characters and where they are
  • C.To tell how the problem is solved

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Answer key — Once Upon a Time

Set 11. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.There was once a poor girl who lived by a dark wood.
  2. 2.The problem getting bigger and the characters trying to fix it
  3. 3.Readers know at once what kind of story it will be
  4. 4.The story is over and the problem is solved
  5. 5.Who the story is about and where it happens
  6. 6.And from that day on, the giant never came back.
  7. 7.The end.
  8. 8.To introduce the characters and where they are

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