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Reading a Grade 2 Fact Text is a free printable Grade 2 English worksheet on reading a whole information text and answering across it, aligned to Common Core standard RI.2.10. 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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Reading a Grade 2 Fact Text

RI.2.10

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Read the text, then answer the questions.

1.Read the text, then answer the questions.

Inside a Fire Engine

A fire engine carries everything a crew might need, because there is no time to go back for anything. It holds about eighteen hundred litres of water. That sounds like a lot, but a hose can empty it in under three minutes, so the crew connect to a hydrant as soon as they can. Ladders are carried on the roof. The longest can reach a third-floor window. Inside are cutting tools for road accidents, breathing sets for smoke, and a thermal camera that finds a hot spot through a wall. The engine is red so that it is seen. The siren is for when being seen is not enough.

  1. 1. What finds a hot spot through a wall?
  2. 2. How high can the longest ladder reach?
  3. 3. What does "thermal" mean in "thermal camera"?
  4. 4. What is a "hydrant"?
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. What is used to lift the ink out?
  2. 2. What does "pulped" mean?
  3. 3. How many times can paper be recycled?
  4. 4. What are "fibres" in paper?

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Answer key — Reading a Grade 2 Fact Text

Set 9. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. A thermal camera. 2. A third-floor window. 3. Thermal means to do with heat — a thermal camera sees heat rather than light. 4. A water point in the street that a fire crew can connect a hose to.
  2. 2.1. Air bubbles. 2. Mixed with water and churned until the fibres come apart. 3. About five to seven times. 4. The tiny threads that paper is made of.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RI.2.10 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.