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.

What the Tide Left

Every low tide, Grandad and Tess walked out to the rock pools. Tess wanted to take a starfish home. Grandad said no. "It would die in a bucket," he said. "Look at it here instead." Tess crouched for a long time. She saw the starfish move — slowly, on hundreds of tiny feet she had not known it had. She did not ask again. On the way back she said, "It's better in the pool anyway."

1. What does Grandad do instead of just refusing?
2. How does Tess respond when Grandad says no?
3. What does this story show about wild creatures?
4. How does the ending conclude the action?

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

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Answer key — Reading a Grade 2 Story

Set 7. Prints on its own sheet.

1.1. He gives a reason and tells her to look at it where it is. 2. She crouches and watches the starfish for a long time instead of arguing. 3. Something is often better watched where it lives than taken away. 4. Tess says the starfish is better in the pool, so she has changed her own mind.
2.1. He tries three different things one after another. 2. A bucket and a length of washing line. 3. The kite gets caught on the very first day, so the whole story is about getting it back. 4. She is honest — she admits she was not sure it would work.

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