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 17 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 tadpole grows back legs, then front legs, and its tail slowly shrinks.
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.
Melting old glass uses less energy than making new glass from sand.
A.Making buildings safe in earthquakes
B.How a tadpole changes
C.The ladders on a fire engine
D.Why recycling glass helps
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.
Under its fur, a polar bear has a thick layer of fat. The fat holds in its body heat.
Magma rises through the ground because it is lighter than the rock around it.
A bee does a waggle dance to show other bees where the flowers are.
A.How a polar bear keeps heat in
B.How bees share directions
C.How a camel protects its eyes
D.Why magma rises
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Answer key — What Each Paragraph Is About
Set 17. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A tadpole grows back legs, then front legs, and its tail slowly shrinks. — B (How a tadpole changes) 2. In places with earthquakes, buildings are made to sway instead of snap. — A (Making buildings safe in earthquakes) 3. A fire engine carries ladders that reach the third floor of a building. — C (The ladders on a fire engine) 4. Melting old glass uses less energy than making new glass from sand. — D (Why recycling glass helps)
2.1. A camel has two rows of long eyelashes. They keep blowing sand out of its eyes. — C (How a camel protects its eyes) 2. Under its fur, a polar bear has a thick layer of fat. The fat holds in its body heat. — A (How a polar bear keeps heat in) 3. Magma rises through the ground because it is lighter than the rock around it. — D (Why magma rises) 4. A bee does a waggle dance to show other bees where the flowers are. — B (How bees share directions)
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RI.2.2 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.