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Rhythm, Rhyme and Repeated Lines is a free printable Grade 2 English worksheet on how sound patterns give a poem its shape, aligned to Common Core standard RL.2.4. 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.

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Rhythm, Rhyme and Repeated Lines

RL.2.4

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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. 1. Which words rhyme with "road"?
  2. 2. How does the last verse change from the first?
  3. 3. How many verses does this poem have?
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. 1. How is the last verse the opposite of the first?
  2. 2. Which line tells you the fog moves with the walker?
  3. 3. How many verses does this poem have?

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Answer key — Rhythm, Rhyme and Repeated Lines

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. "Toad". 2. It repeats the first line, then the sun comes out instead of more rain. 3. Four verses.
  2. 2.1. 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. Four verses.

Questions about Rhythm, Rhyme and Repeated Lines

What does the Rhythm, Rhyme and Repeated Lines worksheet cover?

It practises how sound patterns give a poem its shape — 2 questions for Grade 2, all on Common Core RL.2.4: Notice rhyme, repeated lines and beat, and say what they add. 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 Rhythm, Rhyme and Repeated Lines practise?

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.4 — RL.2.4, in the Reading: Literature domain for Grade 2. The published standard reads: “Describe how words and phrases (e.g., regular beats, alliteration, rhymes, repeated lines) supply rhythm and meaning in a story, poem, or song.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Rhythm, Rhyme and Repeated Lines is written for Grade 2, typically ages 7-8. It is one of the sheets on RL.2.4, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Rhythm, Rhyme and Repeated Lines 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 Rhythm, Rhyme and Repeated Lines 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 Rhythm, Rhyme and Repeated Lines free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Rhythm, Rhyme and Repeated Lines, 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 RL.2.4?

Yes — “Rhythm, Rhyme and Repeated Lines” is a 40-minute Grade 2 plan for RL.2.4, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Rhythm, Rhyme and Repeated Lines is the practice that follows it.

More practice for RL.2.4

Notice rhyme, repeated lines and beat, and say what they add.

Teaching this next? Rhythm, Rhyme and Repeated Lines is the 40-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RL.2.4 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.