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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.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
2.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
3.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.Introduced a new character
  • C.Shown what happened because of the others' choices
4.The middle of a story usually shows what?
  • A.The characters living happily ever after
  • B.The title and the author
  • C.The problem getting bigger and the characters trying to fix it
5.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
6.Which is a traditional way to end a tale?
  • A.Once upon a time.
  • B.The end.
  • C.Long ago and far away.
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.A story ends "...and they lived happily ever after." What does that tell you?
  • A.Something bad will happen next
  • B.The story is over and the problem is solved
  • C.The story is just beginning

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Answer key — Once Upon a Time

Set 21. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Who the story is about and where it happens
  2. 2.To finish the action and show how things turned out
  3. 3.Shown what happened because of the others' choices
  4. 4.The problem getting bigger and the characters trying to fix it
  5. 5.It builds up to the most important time
  6. 6.The end.
  7. 7.To introduce the characters and where they are
  8. 8.The story is over and the problem is solved

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