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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.

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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.

Earthquakes

The Earth's crust is not one piece. It is broken into huge slabs called plates, and the plates are always moving — about as fast as your fingernails grow. Where two plates meet, they can catch on each other. Pressure builds up for years while they are stuck. When they finally slip, all that stored energy is released at once. The ground shakes. That shaking is an earthquake. Most earthquakes are too small to feel. A few are strong enough to bring down buildings, which is why new buildings in some places are made to sway.

  1. 1. What is a "plate" in this text?
  2. 2. What does "released" mean here?
2.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?

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Answer key — Subject Words in a Text

Set 23. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. A huge slab of the Earth's crust. 2. Let go all at once.
  2. 2.1. The tiny threads that paper is made of. 2. Mixed with water and churned until the fibres come apart.

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