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.
A polar bear's paws are wide and furry. They spread its weight on thin ice.
A tadpole grows back legs, then front legs, and its tail slowly shrinks.
Under its fur, a polar bear has a thick layer of fat. The fat holds in its body heat.
A camel's hump is full of fat. When food is hard to find, the camel lives off it.
A.How a polar bear keeps heat in
B.How a tadpole changes
C.How a polar bear walks on ice
D.How a camel stores food
2.Join each paragraph to what it is mostly about.
When the pagers sound, the volunteers drop everything and drive to the station.
Magma rises through the ground because it is lighter than the rock around it.
A fire engine carries ladders that reach the third floor of a building.
Some volcanoes have not erupted for thousands of years. They are called dormant.
A.Volcanoes that are sleeping
B.How the lifeboat crew is called
C.Why magma rises
D.The ladders on a fire engine
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Answer key — What Each Paragraph Is About
Set 25. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A polar bear's paws are wide and furry. They spread its weight on thin ice. — C (How a polar bear walks on ice) 2. A tadpole grows back legs, then front legs, and its tail slowly shrinks. — B (How a tadpole changes) 3. 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) 4. A camel's hump is full of fat. When food is hard to find, the camel lives off it. — D (How a camel stores food)
2.1. When the pagers sound, the volunteers drop everything and drive to the station. — B (How the lifeboat crew is called) 2. Magma rises through the ground because it is lighter than the rock around it. — C (Why magma rises) 3. A fire engine carries ladders that reach the third floor of a building. — D (The ladders on a fire engine) 4. Some volcanoes have not erupted for thousands of years. They are called dormant. — A (Volcanoes that are sleeping)
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RI.2.2 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.