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Prove It from the Text is a free printable Grade 2 English worksheet on pointing at the sentence that gives the answer, aligned to Common Core standard RI.2.1. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions, 22 of them with 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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Prove It from the Text

RI.2.1

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Read the text, then answer the questions.

1.Read the text, then answer the questions.

Launching a Lifeboat

When a boat is in trouble, a call goes out to the lifeboat station. Pagers sound. The crew are volunteers, so they stop whatever they are doing and drive to the station. Most arrive within six minutes. They pull on drysuits and lifejackets and climb aboard. The boat slides down a ramp into the sea and the engines start. At sea, the crew look for a flare, a light, or a shape in the water. Once they find the boat, they take the people off first and the boat second. A lifeboat can right itself if a wave rolls it over.

  1. 1. Why does it matter that the crew are volunteers?
  2. 2. Why do the crew take the people off first?
2.Read the text, then answer the questions.

How Paper Is Recycled

Used paper does not become new paper by magic. It goes through five stages. First it is sorted. Card, newspaper and office paper are separated, because each makes a different grade of new paper. Second it is pulped. The paper is mixed with water and churned until the fibres come apart. Third it is cleaned. Staples, glue and ink are removed. Ink is lifted out with air bubbles. Fourth the pulp is pressed flat between rollers and dried. Fifth it is cut into sheets. Paper can be recycled about five to seven times before its fibres get too short to hold together.

  1. 1. Why must staples be removed before the paper is pressed?
  2. 2. Why can paper not be recycled for ever?

LessonPrint · RI.2.1 · Set 16 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Prove It from the Text

Set 16. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Because they have to leave whatever they are doing, so speed depends on them dropping everything. 2. Because saving people matters more than saving the boat.
  2. 2.1. Because metal would damage the rollers and spoil the new paper. 2. Because the fibres get too short to hold together.

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RI.2.1 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.