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 18 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.
Magma rises through the ground because it is lighter than the rock around it.
A camel has two rows of long eyelashes. They keep blowing sand out of its eyes.
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.
A.How bees share directions
B.Why magma rises
C.How a camel protects its eyes
D.How a polar bear walks on ice
2.Join each paragraph to what it is mostly about.
When the pagers sound, the volunteers drop everything and drive to the station.
A camel's hump is full of fat. When food is hard to find, the camel lives off it.
Melting old glass uses less energy than making new glass from sand.
In places with earthquakes, buildings are made to sway instead of snap.
A.How a camel stores food
B.Why recycling glass helps
C.How the lifeboat crew is called
D.Making buildings safe in earthquakes
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Answer key — What Each Paragraph Is About
Set 18. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Magma rises through the ground because it is lighter than the rock around it. — B (Why magma rises) 2. A camel has two rows of long eyelashes. They keep blowing sand out of its eyes. — C (How a camel protects its eyes) 3. A polar bear's paws are wide and furry. They spread its weight on thin ice. — D (How a polar bear walks on ice) 4. A bee does a waggle dance to show other bees where the flowers are. — A (How bees share directions)
2.1. When the pagers sound, the volunteers drop everything and drive to the station. — C (How the lifeboat crew is called) 2. A camel's hump is full of fat. When food is hard to find, the camel lives off it. — A (How a camel stores food) 3. Melting old glass uses less energy than making new glass from sand. — B (Why recycling glass helps) 4. In places with earthquakes, buildings are made to sway instead of snap. — D (Making buildings safe in earthquakes)
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RI.2.2 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.