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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

RL.2.5

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1.Which is a traditional way to end a tale?
  • A.The end.
  • B.Long ago and far away.
  • C.Once upon a time.
2.In a tale, a wolf says "I'll huff and I'll puff!" again and again. Why repeat it?
  • A.To show the story has ended
  • B.So the reader can join in and expect what comes next
  • C.Because the wolf forgot his words
3.A tale begins "Long ago, in a land far away, there lived a king." What does the opening tell you first?
  • A.Who the story is about and where it happens
  • B.How the story ends
  • C.Why the king was sad
4.Which line is most likely to end a fairy tale?
  • A.Long ago, a giant lived on a hill.
  • B.And from that day on, the giant never came back.
  • C.Once upon a time, there was a giant.
5.A story opens "It was the night before the big race." What does this beginning do?
  • A.Tells who won the race
  • B.Tells the reader when the story happens and hints at what is coming
  • C.Ends the story
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 characters living happily ever after
  • B.The problem getting bigger and the characters trying to fix it
  • C.The title and the author
8.A story ends "...and so the little red hen ate the bread all by herself." What has the ending done?
  • A.Started a new problem
  • B.Shown what happened because of the others' choices
  • C.Introduced a new character

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Answer key — Once Upon a Time

Set 13. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.The end.
  2. 2.So the reader can join in and expect what comes next
  3. 3.Who the story is about and where it happens
  4. 4.And from that day on, the giant never came back.
  5. 5.Tells the reader when the story happens and hints at what is coming
  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.Shown what happened because of the others' choices

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