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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

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1.In many tales, something happens three times. What does that do?
  • A.It builds up to the most important time
  • B.It makes the story true
  • C.It tells you the story is over
2.A story starts "Once upon a time...". What does that tell you?
  • A.It is a true news report
  • B.It is a list of facts
  • C.It is a made-up tale set long ago
3.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
4.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
5.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
6.The middle of a story usually shows what?
  • A.The characters living happily ever after
  • B.The problem getting bigger and the characters trying to fix it
  • C.The title and the author
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.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 7. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.It builds up to the most important time
  2. 2.It is a made-up tale set long ago
  3. 3.Who the story is about and where it happens
  4. 4.To introduce the characters and where they are
  5. 5.To finish the action and show how things turned out
  6. 6.The problem getting bigger and the characters trying to fix it
  7. 7.And from that day on, the giant never came back.
  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.