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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 finish the action and show how things turned out
  • B.To meet the characters for the first time
  • C.To give the title
2.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.
3.The middle of a story usually shows what?
  • A.The problem getting bigger and the characters trying to fix it
  • B.The characters living happily ever after
  • C.The title and the author
4.What is the main job of the beginning of a story?
  • A.To list the pages
  • B.To introduce the characters and where they are
  • C.To tell how the problem is solved
5.Why do so many old tales start with the same words?
  • A.Because the writer forgot how to start
  • B.Because the words rhyme
  • C.Readers know at once what kind of story it will be
6.A story starts "Once upon a time...". What does that tell you?
  • A.It is a true news report
  • B.It is a made-up tale set long ago
  • C.It is a list of facts
7.A story ends "...and they lived happily ever after." What does that tell you?
  • A.The story is over and the problem is solved
  • B.The story is just beginning
  • C.Something bad will happen next
8.In a tale, a wolf says "I'll huff and I'll puff!" again and again. Why repeat it?
  • A.Because the wolf forgot his words
  • B.To show the story has ended
  • C.So the reader can join in and expect what comes next

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Answer key — Once Upon a Time

Set 6. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.To finish the action and show how things turned out
  2. 2.And from that day on, the giant never came back.
  3. 3.The problem getting bigger and the characters trying to fix it
  4. 4.To introduce the characters and where they are
  5. 5.Readers know at once what kind of story it will be
  6. 6.It is a made-up tale set long ago
  7. 7.The story is over and the problem is solved
  8. 8.So the reader can join in and expect what comes next

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