Record a Story or Poem is a free printable Grade 2 English worksheet on reading aloud well enough to record it, aligned to Common Core standard SL.2.5. 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 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.
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. How is the last verse the opposite of the first?
2. Which line tells you the fog moves with the walker?
3. Put these in order: the tree appears, the fog rolls off, the gate appears.
2.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. Which words rhyme with "road"?
2. Which line is repeated in the poem?
3. What happens last in the poem?
LessonPrint · SL.2.5 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Record a Story or Poem
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. The first says the hill and wood have gone; the last says they come back. 2. "I walk. The ten steps walk with me." 3. The gate appears, the tree appears, the fog rolls off.
2.1. "Toad". 2. "Rain on the roof, rain on the road" — it opens the poem and returns at the end. 3. The sun comes out for the slow brown toad.
Questions about Record a Story or Poem
What does the Record a Story or Poem worksheet cover?
It practises reading aloud well enough to record it — 2 questions for Grade 2, all on Common Core SL.2.5: Record a story you have read aloud, and add pictures to it. 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 Record a Story or Poem practise?
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.2.5 — SL.2.5, in the Speaking & Listening domain for Grade 2. The published standard reads: “Create audio recordings of stories or poems; add drawings or other visual displays to stories or recounts of experiences when appropriate to clarify ideas, thoughts, and feelings.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Record a Story or Poem is written for Grade 2, typically ages 7-8. It is one of the sheets on SL.2.5, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Record a Story or 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 Record a Story or Poem can I print?
25 — one per pupil, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.
Is Record a Story or Poem free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Record a Story or 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 SL.2.5
Record a story you have read aloud, and add pictures to it.