Subject Words in a Text is a free printable Grade 2 English worksheet on working out a subject word from the text it sits in, aligned to Common Core standard RI.2.4. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions, 21 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.
21 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.
Subject Words in a Text
RI.2.4
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Read the text, then answer the questions.
1.Read the text, then answer the questions.
How a Camel Survives
A camel can cross a desert that would kill most animals. Almost every part of it helps.
Its hump is not full of water. It is full of fat. The camel uses the fat for energy when there is no food, which is why the hump sags on a hungry camel.
A camel has two rows of long eyelashes and can close its nostrils. Both keep sand out during a storm.
Its feet are wide and flat. They spread the camel's weight so it does not sink into soft sand.
A thirsty camel can drink a hundred litres in ten minutes.
1. What does "nostrils" mean?
2. The hump "sags". What does sags mean?
2.Read the text, then answer the questions.
Volcanoes
A volcano is an opening in the Earth's crust where hot rock reaches the surface.
Deep underground, rock is so hot that it melts. Melted rock is called magma. Magma is lighter than the solid rock around it, so it rises.
When magma reaches the surface it is called lava. Lava can pour out slowly in rivers, or it can burst out in an explosion, depending on how thick it is.
As lava cools it hardens into new rock. Layer after layer, this new rock builds the mountain we call a volcano.
1. What is "magma"?
2. What does "crust" mean in this text?
LessonPrint · RI.2.4 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Subject Words in a Text
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Nostrils are the openings of the nose, which a camel can close against sand. 2. Droops and falls in, because the fat has been used up.
2.1. Melted rock while it is still underground. 2. The solid outer layer of the Earth.
Questions about Subject Words in a Text
What does the Subject Words in a Text worksheet cover?
It practises working out a subject word from the text it sits in — 2 questions for Grade 2, all on Common Core RI.2.4: Work out what a subject word means from the text it sits in. 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 Subject Words in a Text practise?
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.2.4 — RI.2.4, in the Reading: Informational Text domain for Grade 2. The published standard reads: “Determine the meaning of words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 2 topic or subject area.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Subject Words in a Text is written for Grade 2, typically ages 7-8. It is one of the sheets on RI.2.4, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Subject Words in a Text 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 Subject Words in a Text can I print?
25 versions, of which 21 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 Subject Words in a Text free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Subject Words in a Text, 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.2.4?
Yes — “Subject Words in a Text” is a 40-minute Grade 2 plan for RI.2.4, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Subject Words in a Text is the practice that follows it.
More practice for RI.2.4
Work out what a subject word means from the text it sits in.
Teaching this next? Subject Words in a Text is the 40-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.