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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 story ends "...and they lived happily ever after." What does that tell you?
  • A.The story is just beginning
  • B.Something bad will happen next
  • C.The story is over and the problem is solved
2.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
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.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.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
6.Which is a traditional way to end a tale?
  • A.The end.
  • B.Once upon a time.
  • C.Long ago and far away.
7.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.
8.In many tales, something happens three times. What does that do?
  • A.It makes the story true
  • B.It tells you the story is over
  • C.It builds up to the most important time

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Answer key — Once Upon a Time

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  1. 1.The story is over and the problem is solved
  2. 2.Shown what happened because of the others' choices
  3. 3.Readers know at once what kind of story it will be
  4. 4.There was once a poor girl who lived by a dark wood.
  5. 5.The problem getting bigger and the characters trying to fix it
  6. 6.The end.
  7. 7.And from that day on, the giant never came back.
  8. 8.It builds up to the most important time

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