Reasons Behind the Point is a free printable Grade 2 English worksheet on matching a reason to the point it supports, aligned to Common Core standard RI.2.8. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions, 17 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.
17 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.
Reasons Behind the Point
RI.2.8
NameDate
Read the text, then answer the questions.
1.Read the text, then answer the questions.
Inside a Fire Engine
A fire engine carries everything a crew might need, because there is no time to go back for anything.
It holds about eighteen hundred litres of water. That sounds like a lot, but a hose can empty it in under three minutes, so the crew connect to a hydrant as soon as they can.
Ladders are carried on the roof. The longest can reach a third-floor window.
Inside are cutting tools for road accidents, breathing sets for smoke, and a thermal camera that finds a hot spot through a wall.
The engine is red so that it is seen. The siren is for when being seen is not enough.
1. The author says the engine is red. What reason is given?
2.Read the text, then answer the questions.
How Paper Is Recycled
Used paper does not become new paper by magic. It goes through five stages.
First it is sorted. Card, newspaper and office paper are separated, because each makes a different grade of new paper.
Second it is pulped. The paper is mixed with water and churned until the fibres come apart.
Third it is cleaned. Staples, glue and ink are removed. Ink is lifted out with air bubbles.
Fourth the pulp is pressed flat between rollers and dried.
Fifth it is cut into sheets. Paper can be recycled about five to seven times before its fibres get too short to hold together.
1. Why can paper not be recycled for ever?
LessonPrint · RI.2.8 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Reasons Behind the Point
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. So that it is seen.
2.1. Because the fibres get too short to hold together.
Questions about Reasons Behind the Point
What does the Reasons Behind the Point worksheet cover?
It practises matching a reason to the point it supports — 2 questions for Grade 2, all on Common Core RI.2.8: Match each reason the author gives to the point it supports. 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 Reasons Behind the Point practise?
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.2.8 — RI.2.8, in the Reading: Informational Text domain for Grade 2. The published standard reads: “Describe how reasons support specific points the author makes in a text.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Reasons Behind the Point is written for Grade 2, typically ages 7-8. It is one of the sheets on RI.2.8, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Reasons Behind the Point 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 Reasons Behind the Point can I print?
25 versions, of which 17 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 Reasons Behind the Point free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Reasons Behind the Point, 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.
Is there a lesson plan to teach RI.2.8?
Yes — “Reasons That Support a Point” is a 40-minute Grade 2 plan for RI.2.8, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Reasons Behind the Point is the practice that follows it.
More practice for RI.2.8
Match each reason the author gives to the point it supports.
Teaching this next? Reasons That Support a Point is the 40-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.