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.
Some volcanoes have not erupted for thousands of years. They are called dormant.
In places with earthquakes, buildings are made to sway instead of snap.
Magma rises through the ground because it is lighter than the rock around it.
Under its fur, a polar bear has a thick layer of fat. The fat holds in its body heat.
A.Making buildings safe in earthquakes
B.How a polar bear keeps heat in
C.Why magma rises
D.Volcanoes that are sleeping
2.Join each paragraph to what it is mostly about.
Melting old glass uses less energy than making new glass from sand.
A tadpole grows back legs, then front legs, and its tail slowly shrinks.
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 a tadpole changes
B.How a polar bear walks on ice
C.How bees share directions
D.Why recycling glass helps
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Answer key — What Each Paragraph Is About
Set 3. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Some volcanoes have not erupted for thousands of years. They are called dormant. — D (Volcanoes that are sleeping) 2. In places with earthquakes, buildings are made to sway instead of snap. — A (Making buildings safe in earthquakes) 3. Magma rises through the ground because it is lighter than the rock around it. — C (Why magma rises) 4. Under its fur, a polar bear has a thick layer of fat. The fat holds in its body heat. — B (How a polar bear keeps heat in)
2.1. Melting old glass uses less energy than making new glass from sand. — D (Why recycling glass helps) 2. A tadpole grows back legs, then front legs, and its tail slowly shrinks. — A (How a tadpole changes) 3. A polar bear's paws are wide and furry. They spread its weight on thin ice. — B (How a polar bear walks on ice) 4. A bee does a waggle dance to show other bees where the flowers are. — C (How bees share directions)
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RI.2.2 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.