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 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.
Set 14 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.
Reasons Behind the Point
RI.2.8
NameDate
Write the letter of the match next to each one.
1.Join each point to the reason that supports it.
Reading every day helps you.
Bees are important to farmers.
Fire engines carry their own water.
Tall buildings are made to sway.
A.Practice makes reading faster and easier.
B.A building that bends will not snap in an earthquake.
C.They carry pollen that helps crops grow fruit.
D.There may be no faucet near the fire.
2.Join each point to the reason that supports it.
Volcanoes can be dangerous.
Lifeboat volunteers are very brave.
Trees make towns better places.
Recycling glass is worth doing.
A.They go out in storms to rescue strangers.
B.They give shade and clean the air.
C.Hot lava burns whatever it touches.
D.Old glass melts using less energy than new glass.
LessonPrint · RI.2.8 · Set 14 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Reasons Behind the Point
Set 14. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Reading every day helps you. — A (Practice makes reading faster and easier.) 2. Bees are important to farmers. — C (They carry pollen that helps crops grow fruit.) 3. Fire engines carry their own water. — D (There may be no faucet near the fire.) 4. Tall buildings are made to sway. — B (A building that bends will not snap in an earthquake.)
2.1. Volcanoes can be dangerous. — C (Hot lava burns whatever it touches.) 2. Lifeboat volunteers are very brave. — A (They go out in storms to rescue strangers.) 3. Trees make towns better places. — B (They give shade and clean the air.) 4. Recycling glass is worth doing. — D (Old glass melts using less energy than new glass.)
More practice for RI.2.8
Match each reason the author gives to the point it supports.
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