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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

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1.CROW: [proudly] I have the finest voice in the wood! What does "proudly" tell the actor?
  • A.When the play ends
  • B.Where to stand
  • C.How to say the line
2.Are the words in brackets read aloud as part of a character's lines?
  • A.Yes, they are the narrator's lines
  • B.Yes, the loudest character reads them
  • C.No, they tell the actors what to do
3.LION: Ha! A mouse help me? [He laughs.] What does the lion think of the mouse?
  • A.He is afraid of the mouse
  • B.He thinks the mouse is very strong
  • C.He thinks the mouse is too small to help
4.PIG: Not by the hair on my chin! [She shakes with fear.] How should the pig's voice sound?
  • A.Sleepy and slow
  • B.Proud and happy
  • C.Shaky and scared
5.Why is a play written with names before the lines instead of "said"?
  • A.So actors can see at once who speaks each line
  • B.Because plays have no characters
  • C.To make the play rhyme
6.MOUSE: [quietly] Please let me go. How should the mouse's line be read?
  • A.Quietly
  • B.Loudly
  • C.With a laugh
7.GIANT: Fee, fi, fo, fum! [He stamps his feet.] How should you read the giant's line?
  • A.In a loud, deep, booming voice
  • B.In a tiny whisper
  • C.In a sad, quiet voice
8.TROLL: Who is that trip-trapping over my bridge? [He growls.] How does the troll feel?
  • A.Glad to have a visitor
  • B.Sleepy and calm
  • C.Angry that someone is on his bridge

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Answer key — Reading a Play Script

Set 21. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.How to say the line
  2. 2.No, they tell the actors what to do
  3. 3.He thinks the mouse is too small to help
  4. 4.Shaky and scared
  5. 5.So actors can see at once who speaks each line
  6. 6.Quietly
  7. 7.In a loud, deep, booming voice
  8. 8.Angry that someone is on his bridge

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