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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.What is the main job of the ending of a story?
  • A.To meet the characters for the first time
  • B.To give the title
  • C.To finish the action and show how things turned out
2.A story ends "...and so the little red hen ate the bread all by herself." What has the ending done?
  • A.Shown what happened because of the others' choices
  • B.Started a new problem
  • C.Introduced a new character
3.In many tales, something happens three times. What does that do?
  • A.It makes the story true
  • B.It builds up to the most important time
  • C.It tells you the story is over
4.Why do so many old tales start with the same words?
  • A.Because the writer forgot how to start
  • B.Readers know at once what kind of story it will be
  • C.Because the words rhyme
5.A story opens "It was the night before the big race." What does this beginning do?
  • A.Ends the story
  • B.Tells the reader when the story happens and hints at what is coming
  • C.Tells who won the race
6.A tale begins "Long ago, in a land far away, there lived a king." What does the opening tell you first?
  • A.Why the king was sad
  • B.Who the story is about and where it happens
  • C.How the story ends
7.What is the main job of the beginning of a story?
  • A.To tell how the problem is solved
  • B.To introduce the characters and where they are
  • C.To list the pages
8.Which is a traditional way to end a tale?
  • A.Long ago and far away.
  • B.The end.
  • C.Once upon a time.

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Answer key — Once Upon a Time

Set 17. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.To finish the action and show how things turned out
  2. 2.Shown what happened because of the others' choices
  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.Tells the reader when the story happens and hints at what is coming
  6. 6.Who the story is about and where it happens
  7. 7.To introduce the characters and where they are
  8. 8.The end.

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