Reading a Poem is a free printable Grade 2 English worksheet on reading a poem closely enough to explain 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, 19 of them with 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.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
19 of these 25 sets ask different questions — this skill does not have 25 questions to give. The rest reorder them, so no two pupils have the same paper in front of them.
Reading a Poem
RL.2.10
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Read the text, then answer the questions.
1.Read the text, then answer the questions.
Rain on the Roof
Rain on the roof, rain on the road,
rain on the back of a slow brown toad.
Rain on the window, rain on the pane,
rain on the roses, rain, rain, rain.
Rain in the gutter, rain in the drain,
rain till the puddle is deep as a lane.
Rain on the roof, rain on the road —
and out comes the sun for the slow brown toad.
1. What does this poem say about rain?
2. Retell what happens across this poem.
3. How long has it been raining, do you think? How can you tell?
2.Read the text, then answer the questions.
Fog Morning
The hill has gone. The wood has gone.
The postbox stands in a cloud, alone.
No sheep, no gate, no crooked tree —
only the ten short steps I see.
I walk. The ten steps walk with me.
The gate appears. And then the tree.
The hill comes back. The wood comes back.
The fog rolls off along the track.
1. What does this poem say about fog?
2. Retell what happens across this poem.
3. Is the speaker lost? How do you know?
LessonPrint · RL.2.10 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Reading a Poem
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Rain is everywhere and goes on and on, but it ends and the sun returns. 2. Rain falls on the roof, road, window, roses, gutter and drain until the puddle is deep, and then the sun comes out. 3. A long time — the puddle has grown as deep as a lane.
2.1. Fog hides everything and moves with you, but it lifts and the world returns. 2. Fog hides the hill, wood and sheep, the walker can see only ten steps, and as they walk the gate, tree, wood and hill come back. 3. No — they keep walking and the gate and tree appear where they should.
Questions about Reading a Poem
What does the Reading a Poem worksheet cover?
It practises reading a poem closely enough to explain 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 text, then answer the questions”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Reading a Poem 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 Poem 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 Poem 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 Poem can I print?
25 versions, of which 19 ask genuinely different questions — this skill does not have 25 distinct questions to give, so the rest reorder them and no two pupils still share a paper. Set 1 downloads all 25 as one PDF.
Is Reading a Poem free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Reading a Poem, 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.
More practice for RL.2.10
Read and understand stories and poems at the Grade 2-3 level by the year's end.