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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 opens "It was the night before the big race." What does this beginning do?
  • A.Tells the reader when the story happens and hints at what is coming
  • B.Tells who won the race
  • C.Ends the story
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 begin a fairy tale?
  • A.And that was the end of the wolf.
  • B.From then on, everyone was happy.
  • C.There was once a poor girl who lived by a dark wood.
5.A story starts "Once upon a time...". What does that tell you?
  • A.It is a list of facts
  • B.It is a true news report
  • C.It is a made-up tale set long ago
6.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
7.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
8.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

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Answer key — Once Upon a Time

Set 3. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.To finish the action and show how things turned out
  2. 2.Tells the reader when the story happens and hints at what is coming
  3. 3.Who the story is about and where it happens
  4. 4.There was once a poor girl who lived by a dark wood.
  5. 5.It is a made-up tale set long ago
  6. 6.The story is over and the problem is solved
  7. 7.So the reader can join in and expect what comes next
  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.