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.
When the pagers sound, the volunteers drop everything and drive to the station.
A tadpole grows back legs, then front legs, and its tail slowly shrinks.
Melting old glass uses less energy than making new glass from sand.
Some volcanoes have not erupted for thousands of years. They are called dormant.
A.Why recycling glass helps
B.Volcanoes that are sleeping
C.How a tadpole changes
D.How the lifeboat crew is called
2.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.
In places with earthquakes, buildings are made to sway instead of snap.
A camel's hump is full of fat. When food is hard to find, the camel lives off it.
A bee does a waggle dance to show other bees where the flowers are.
A.How a polar bear walks on ice
B.Making buildings safe in earthquakes
C.How a camel stores food
D.How bees share directions
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Answer key — What Each Paragraph Is About
Set 6. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. When the pagers sound, the volunteers drop everything and drive to the station. — D (How the lifeboat crew is called) 2. A tadpole grows back legs, then front legs, and its tail slowly shrinks. — C (How a tadpole changes) 3. Melting old glass uses less energy than making new glass from sand. — A (Why recycling glass helps) 4. Some volcanoes have not erupted for thousands of years. They are called dormant. — B (Volcanoes that are sleeping)
2.1. A polar bear's paws are wide and furry. They spread its weight on thin ice. — A (How a polar bear walks on ice) 2. In places with earthquakes, buildings are made to sway instead of snap. — B (Making buildings safe in earthquakes) 3. A camel's hump is full of fat. When food is hard to find, the camel lives off it. — C (How a camel stores food) 4. A bee does a waggle dance to show other bees where the flowers are. — D (How bees share directions)
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RI.2.2 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.