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Picture the Setting is a free printable Grade 2 English worksheet on using details to work out what a scene looks like, aligned to Common Core standard RL.2.7. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two pupils 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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Picture the Setting

RL.2.7

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Read the story, then answer the questions.

1.Read the text, then answer the questions.

The Kite in the Elm

Sami's kite caught in the top of the elm on the very first day. He tried throwing a ball at it. He tried a long stick. He tried shaking the trunk with both arms. The kite stayed exactly where it was. His sister Rana came out with a bucket and a length of washing line. She tied the line to the bucket handle, threw the bucket over the branch, and pulled. The branch bent. The kite slid off and dropped into the grass. "How did you know that would work?" said Sami. "I didn't," said Rana.

  1. 1. What happened after Rana threw the bucket over the branch?
  2. 2. What would a picture of the solution show?
  3. 3. Where does this story happen?
2.Read the text, then answer the questions.

Rain on the Roof

Rain on the roof, rain on the road, rain on the back of a slow brown toad. Rain on the window, rain on the pane, rain on the roses, rain, rain, rain. Rain in the gutter, rain in the drain, rain till the puddle is deep as a lane. Rain on the roof, rain on the road — and out comes the sun for the slow brown toad.

  1. 1. What would a picture for the last verse show?
  2. 2. What happens last in the poem?

LessonPrint · RL.2.7 · Set 12 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Picture the Setting

Set 12. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. She pulled, the branch bent, and the kite slid off into the grass. 2. Rana pulling the washing line with the bucket over the branch, the branch bending. 3. Outside, under an elm tree with grass beneath it.
  2. 2.1. The sun coming out over the road, with the brown toad still there. 2. The sun comes out for the slow brown toad.

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RL.2.7 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.