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 21 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.
When the pagers sound, the volunteers drop everything and drive to the station.
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.How the lifeboat crew is called
B.Why magma rises
C.Why recycling glass helps
D.The ladders on a fire engine
2.Join each paragraph to what it is mostly about.
Under its fur, a polar bear has a thick layer of fat. The fat holds in its body heat.
In places with earthquakes, buildings are made to sway instead of snap.
A bee does a waggle dance to show other bees where the flowers are.
A camel has two rows of long eyelashes. They keep blowing sand out of its eyes.
A.How a camel protects its eyes
B.How bees share directions
C.How a polar bear keeps heat in
D.Making buildings safe in earthquakes
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Answer key — What Each Paragraph Is About
Set 21. 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. When the pagers sound, the volunteers drop everything and drive to the station. — A (How the lifeboat crew is called) 3. A fire engine carries ladders that reach the third floor of a building. — D (The ladders on a fire engine) 4. Melting old glass uses less energy than making new glass from sand. — C (Why recycling glass helps)
2.1. 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. In places with earthquakes, buildings are made to sway instead of snap. — D (Making buildings safe in earthquakes) 3. A bee does a waggle dance to show other bees where the flowers are. — B (How bees share directions) 4. A camel has two rows of long eyelashes. They keep blowing sand out of its eyes. — A (How a camel protects its eyes)
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RI.2.2 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.