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.
Set 16 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.
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.
A fire engine carries ladders that reach the third floor of a building.
A tadpole grows back legs, then front legs, and its tail slowly shrinks.
Melting old glass uses less energy than making new glass from sand.
A polar bear's paws are wide and furry. They spread its weight on thin ice.
A.How a tadpole changes
B.How a polar bear walks on ice
C.The ladders on a fire engine
D.Why recycling glass helps
2.Join each paragraph to what it is mostly about.
A camel's hump is full of fat. When food is hard to find, the camel lives off it.
When the pagers sound, the volunteers drop everything and drive to the station.
A camel has two rows of long eyelashes. They keep blowing sand out of its eyes.
Magma rises through the ground because it is lighter than the rock around it.
A.How the lifeboat crew is called
B.How a camel stores food
C.Why magma rises
D.How a camel protects its eyes
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Answer key — What Each Paragraph Is About
Set 16. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A fire engine carries ladders that reach the third floor of a building. — C (The ladders on a fire engine) 2. A tadpole grows back legs, then front legs, and its tail slowly shrinks. — A (How a tadpole changes) 3. Melting old glass uses less energy than making new glass from sand. — D (Why recycling glass helps) 4. A polar bear's paws are wide and furry. They spread its weight on thin ice. — B (How a polar bear walks on ice)
2.1. A camel's hump is full of fat. When food is hard to find, the camel lives off it. — B (How a camel stores food) 2. When the pagers sound, the volunteers drop everything and drive to the station. — A (How the lifeboat crew is called) 3. A camel has two rows of long eyelashes. They keep blowing sand out of its eyes. — D (How a camel protects its eyes) 4. Magma rises through the ground because it is lighter than the rock around it. — C (Why magma rises)
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RI.2.2 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.