What Each Paragraph Is About is a free printable Grade 2 English worksheet on matching each paragraph to the one thing it is about, aligned to Common Core standard RI.2.2. 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 students 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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What Each Paragraph Is About
RI.2.2
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Write the letter of the match next to each one.
1.Join each paragraph to what it is mostly about.
When the pagers sound, the volunteers drop everything and drive to the station.
A polar bear's paws are wide and furry. They spread its weight on thin ice.
A bee does a waggle dance to show other bees where the flowers are.
Under its fur, a polar bear has a thick layer of fat. The fat holds in its body heat.
A.How a polar bear walks on ice
B.How the lifeboat crew is called
C.How a polar bear keeps heat in
D.How bees share directions
2.Join each paragraph to what it is mostly about.
A camel has two rows of long eyelashes. They keep blowing sand out of its eyes.
A camel's hump is full of fat. When food is hard to find, the camel lives off it.
In places with earthquakes, buildings are made to sway instead of snap.
A fire engine carries ladders that reach the third floor of a building.
A.The ladders on a fire engine
B.Making buildings safe in earthquakes
C.How a camel stores food
D.How a camel protects its eyes
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Answer key — What Each Paragraph Is About
Set 11. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. When the pagers sound, the volunteers drop everything and drive to the station. — B (How the lifeboat crew is called) 2. A polar bear's paws are wide and furry. They spread its weight on thin ice. — A (How a polar bear walks on ice) 3. A bee does a waggle dance to show other bees where the flowers are. — D (How bees share directions) 4. Under its fur, a polar bear has a thick layer of fat. The fat holds in its body heat. — C (How a polar bear keeps heat in)
2.1. A camel has two rows of long eyelashes. They keep blowing sand out of its eyes. — D (How a camel protects its eyes) 2. A camel's hump is full of fat. When food is hard to find, the camel lives off it. — C (How a camel stores food) 3. In places with earthquakes, buildings are made to sway instead of snap. — B (Making buildings safe in earthquakes) 4. A fire engine carries ladders that reach the third floor of a building. — A (The ladders on a fire engine)
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RI.2.2 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.