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Reading a Grade 2 Story is a free printable Grade 2 English worksheet on reading a whole Grade 2 story and answering across it, aligned to Common Core standard RL.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 Story

RL.2.10

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Read the story, then answer the questions.

1.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. What is the moral of this fable?
  2. 2. What did the crow find in the garden?
  3. 3. How does the crow respond to the problem of the narrow neck?
  4. 4. What does dropping forty pebbles tell you about the crow?
2.Read the text, then answer the questions.

The Kite in the Elm

Sami's kite caught in the top of the elm on the very first day. He tried throwing a ball at it. He tried a long stick. He tried shaking the trunk with both arms. The kite stayed exactly where it was. His sister Rana came out with a bucket and a length of washing line. She tied the line to the bucket handle, threw the bucket over the branch, and pulled. The branch bent. The kite slid off and dropped into the grass. "How did you know that would work?" said Sami. "I didn't," said Rana.

  1. 1. What does Rana's last line tell you about her?
  2. 2. How does Sami respond to the kite being stuck?
  3. 3. How does the beginning set up the story?
  4. 4. What did Rana bring out?

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Answer key — Reading a Grade 2 Story

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Little by little does the job — patience and thinking solve what strength cannot. 2. A pitcher with water at the bottom. 3. She does not give up — she tries pushing it, then drops in pebbles one at a time. 4. She is patient — she kept dropping pebbles even though each one raised the water only a little.
  2. 2.1. She is honest — she admits she was not sure it would work. 2. He tries three different things one after another. 3. The kite gets caught on the very first day, so the whole story is about getting it back. 4. A bucket and a length of washing line.

Questions about Reading a Grade 2 Story

What does the Reading a Grade 2 Story worksheet cover?

It practises reading a whole Grade 2 story and answering across it — 2 questions for Grade 2, all on Common Core RL.2.10: Read and understand stories and poems at the Grade 2-3 level by the year's end. The instruction to pupils is “Read the story, then answer the questions”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does Reading a Grade 2 Story practise?

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.10 — RL.2.10, in the Reading: Literature domain for Grade 2. The published standard reads: “By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories and poetry, in the grades 2-3 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Reading a Grade 2 Story is written for Grade 2, typically ages 7-8. It is one of the sheets on RL.2.10, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Reading a Grade 2 Story come with an answer key?

Yes. All 2 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 Reading a Grade 2 Story can I print?

25 — one per pupil, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.

Is Reading a Grade 2 Story free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Reading a Grade 2 Story, 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 RL.2.10?

Yes — “Reading Grade 2 Stories and Poetry” is a 40-minute Grade 2 plan for RL.2.10, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Reading a Grade 2 Story is the practice that follows it.

More practice for RL.2.10

Read and understand stories and poems at the Grade 2-3 level by the year's end.

Teaching this next? Reading Grade 2 Stories and Poetry is the 40-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.

All Grade 2 worksheets

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