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Reading a Play Script is a free printable Grade 2 English worksheet on how a script shows who speaks and how each voice should sound, aligned to Common Core standard RL.2.6. It prints 8 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students 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 Play Script

RL.2.6

NameDate

Circle the right answer.

1.FOX: [sweetly] What a lovely voice you have, Crow. Why does the fox speak sweetly?
  • A.He is scared of the crow
  • B.He is falling asleep
  • C.He wants to trick the crow
2.HEN: Who will help me plant the wheat? DOG: Not I! Why do the two lines need different voices?
  • A.They are the same character
  • B.They are spoken by two different characters
  • C.One of them is the title
3.Are the words in brackets read aloud as part of a character's lines?
  • A.Yes, the loudest character reads them
  • B.Yes, they are the narrator's lines
  • C.No, they tell the actors what to do
4.TROLL: Who is that trip-trapping over my bridge? [He growls.] How does the troll feel?
  • A.Sleepy and calm
  • B.Angry that someone is on his bridge
  • C.Glad to have a visitor
5.In a play script, how do you know which character is speaking?
  • A.The words rhyme
  • B.The character's name is written before the words
  • C.The words are in brackets
6.CROW: [proudly] I have the finest voice in the wood! What does "proudly" tell the actor?
  • A.How to say the line
  • B.When the play ends
  • C.Where to stand
7.PIG: Not by the hair on my chin! [She shakes with fear.] How should the pig's voice sound?
  • A.Shaky and scared
  • B.Proud and happy
  • C.Sleepy and slow
8.GIANT: Fee, fi, fo, fum! [He stamps his feet.] How should you read the giant's line?
  • A.In a tiny whisper
  • B.In a sad, quiet voice
  • C.In a loud, deep, booming voice

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Answer key — Reading a Play Script

Set 18. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.He wants to trick the crow
  2. 2.They are spoken by two different characters
  3. 3.No, they tell the actors what to do
  4. 4.Angry that someone is on his bridge
  5. 5.The character's name is written before the words
  6. 6.How to say the line
  7. 7.Shaky and scared
  8. 8.In a loud, deep, booming voice

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RL.2.6 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.