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Read and Reread is a free printable Grade 2 English worksheet on rereading a text closely enough to answer across it, aligned to Common Core standard RF.2.4. 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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Read and Reread

RF.2.4

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Read the text, 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 did Marta roll to him?
  2. 2. Which sentence shows Iosif was interested in the football?
  3. 3. What one word did Iosif say?
  4. 4. Which words tell you Iosif was new to English?
2.Read the text, then answer the questions.

The Crow and the Pitcher

A crow had flown for hours without finding water. At last she saw a pitcher standing in a garden. She landed on the rim and looked in. There was water at the bottom, but the neck was narrow and her beak could not reach it. She pushed the pitcher. It was too heavy to tip. Then the crow noticed the pebbles on the path. She picked one up and dropped it in. Then another. Then another. Each pebble pushed the water a little higher. After forty pebbles, the water reached the top. The crow drank until she had had enough.

  1. 1. Which words tell you the crow was thirsty?
  2. 2. Which sentence shows the crow tried something before the pebbles?
  3. 3. How many pebbles did it take?
  4. 4. What did the crow find in the garden?

LessonPrint · RF.2.4 · Set 5 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Read and Reread

Set 5. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. The football. 2. "Marta noticed he was watching the football." 3. "Tomorrow?" 4. "He did not speak much English yet."
  2. 2.1. "A crow had flown for hours without finding water" and "drank until she had had enough". 2. "She pushed the pitcher. It was too heavy to tip." 3. Forty. 4. A pitcher with water at the bottom.

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RF.2.4 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.