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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 New Boy

A new boy called Iosif joined the class in November. He did not speak much English yet. At playtime he stood by the wall. Some children waved. He looked away. Marta noticed he was watching the football. She rolled the ball to him. He stopped it neatly and rolled it back. They passed it for ten minutes without saying a word. When the bell went, Iosif said one word: "Tomorrow?" "Tomorrow," said Marta.

  1. 1. Where does this story happen?
  2. 2. What would a picture of the middle of the story show?
  3. 3. What happened after Marta rolled him the ball?
2.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. Where does this story happen?
  2. 2. What would a picture of the solution show?
  3. 3. What happened after Rana threw the bucket over the branch?

LessonPrint · RL.2.7 · Set 17 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Picture the Setting

Set 17. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. At school, by the wall at playtime. 2. Marta and Iosif rolling the football between them by the wall. 3. He stopped it neatly, rolled it back, and they passed it for ten minutes.
  2. 2.1. Outside, under an elm tree with grass beneath it. 2. Rana pulling the washing line with the bucket over the branch, the branch bending. 3. She pulled, the branch bent, and the kite slid off into the grass.

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