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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. What happened after Marta rolled him the ball?
  2. 2. What would a picture of the middle of the story 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 happens last in the poem?
  2. 2. What would a picture for the last verse show?

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Answer key — Picture the Setting

Set 21. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. He stopped it neatly, rolled it back, and they passed it for ten minutes. 2. Marta and Iosif rolling the football between them by the wall. 3. At school, by the wall at playtime.
  2. 2.1. The sun comes out for the slow brown toad. 2. The sun coming out over the road, with the brown toad still there.

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