Questions That Deepen It is a free printable Grade 2 English worksheet on asking a question that gets more than a yes or no, aligned to Common Core standard SL.2.3. It prints 6 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.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
22 of these 25 sets ask different questions — this skill does not have 25 questions to give. The rest reorder them, so no two pupils have the same paper in front of them.
Questions That Deepen It
SL.2.3
NameDate
Finish each sentence.
1.You want to bring somebody in. Say: "What do ___ think, Rana?"
2.You want to add a fact. Say: "I can ___ that a camel drinks a hundred litres."
3.You disagree politely. Say: "I see it ___, because ..."
4.You want to sum up. Say: "So ___ we agree that glass lasts longer."
5.Yesterday the crow ___ forty pebbles in.
Choose: dropped · drops · dropping
6.She made the cake ___.
Choose: herself · hisself · themself
LessonPrint · SL.2.3 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Questions That Deepen It
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.you
2.add
3.differently
4.far
5.dropped
6.herself
Questions about Questions That Deepen It
What does the Questions That Deepen It worksheet cover?
It practises asking a question that gets more than a yes or no — 6 questions for Grade 2, all on Common Core SL.2.3: Ask a speaker a question that gets you more than a yes or no. The instruction to pupils is “Finish each sentence”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Questions That Deepen It practise?
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.2.3 — SL.2.3, in the Speaking & Listening domain for Grade 2. The published standard reads: “Ask and answer questions about what a speaker says in order to clarify comprehension, gather additional information, or deepen understanding of a topic or issue.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Questions That Deepen It is written for Grade 2, typically ages 7-8. It is one of the sheets on SL.2.3, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Questions That Deepen It come with an answer key?
Yes. All 6 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.
How many different versions of Questions That Deepen It can I print?
25 versions, of which 22 ask genuinely different questions — this skill does not have 25 distinct questions to give, so the rest reorder them and no two pupils still share a paper. Set 1 downloads all 25 as one PDF.
Is Questions That Deepen It free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Questions That Deepen It, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.
Is there a lesson plan to teach SL.2.3?
Yes — “Asking for More Information” is a 40-minute Grade 2 plan for SL.2.3, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Questions That Deepen It is the practice that follows it.
More practice for SL.2.3
Ask a speaker a question that gets you more than a yes or no.
Teaching this next? Asking for More Information is the 40-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.