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 camel has two rows of long eyelashes. They keep blowing sand out of its eyes.
Magma rises through the ground because it is lighter than the rock around it.
Some volcanoes have not erupted for thousands of years. They are called dormant.
When the pagers sound, the volunteers drop everything and drive to the station.
A.How the lifeboat crew is called
B.Volcanoes that are sleeping
C.How a camel protects its eyes
D.Why magma rises
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.
A bee does a waggle dance to show other bees where the flowers are.
In places with earthquakes, buildings are made to sway instead of snap.
A tadpole grows back legs, then front legs, and its tail slowly shrinks.
A.How bees share directions
B.Making buildings safe in earthquakes
C.How a polar bear keeps heat in
D.How a tadpole changes
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Answer key — What Each Paragraph Is About
Set 8. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A camel has two rows of long eyelashes. They keep blowing sand out of its eyes. — C (How a camel protects its eyes) 2. Magma rises through the ground because it is lighter than the rock around it. — D (Why magma rises) 3. Some volcanoes have not erupted for thousands of years. They are called dormant. — B (Volcanoes that are sleeping) 4. When the pagers sound, the volunteers drop everything and drive to the station. — A (How the lifeboat crew is called)
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. A bee does a waggle dance to show other bees where the flowers are. — A (How bees share directions) 3. In places with earthquakes, buildings are made to sway instead of snap. — B (Making buildings safe in earthquakes) 4. A tadpole grows back legs, then front legs, and its tail slowly shrinks. — D (How a tadpole changes)
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RI.2.2 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.