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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 18 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.

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Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. 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 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. 1. What are "fibres" in paper?
  2. 2. What does "pulped" mean?
2.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. 1. What is a "hydrant"?
  2. 2. What does "thermal" mean in "thermal camera"?

LessonPrint · RI.2.4 · Set 18 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Subject Words in a Text

Set 18. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. The tiny threads that paper is made of. 2. Mixed with water and churned until the fibres come apart.
  2. 2.1. A water point in the street that a fire crew can connect a hose to. 2. Thermal means to do with heat — a thermal camera sees heat rather than light.

More practice for RI.2.4

Work out what a subject word means from the text it sits in.

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