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 Lion and the Mouse

A lion lay sleeping in the sun. A mouse ran across his paw and woke him. The lion caught the mouse in one hand. "Please let me go," said the mouse. "One day I may help you." The lion laughed. How could a mouse help a lion? But he opened his hand. Weeks later the lion walked into a hunter's net. He roared and pulled, and the ropes only tightened. The mouse heard him. She came at once and gnawed the ropes, one strand at a time, until the lion could step free.

1. How does the ending conclude the action?
2. How did the mouse wake the lion?
3. How does the beginning introduce the story?
4. How does the lion respond when the mouse asks to be let go?

2.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. How does the beginning set up the story?
2. What did Marta roll to him?
3. How does the ending conclude the action?
4. What one word did Iosif say?

LessonPrint · RL.2.10 · Set 20 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Reading a Grade 2 Story

Set 20. Prints on its own sheet.

1.1. The mouse keeps her promise and the lion steps free. 2. She ran across his paw. 3. It shows the lion asleep and the mouse waking him, which sets up the promise. 4. He laughs at the idea, but he opens his hand anyway.
2.1. It tells us Iosif is new and does not speak much English, which is the difficulty. 2. The football. 3. The two agree to meet again with one word each. 4. "Tomorrow?"

More practice for RL.2.10

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

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