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's hump is full of fat. When food is hard to find, the camel lives off it.
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 fire engine carries ladders that reach the third floor of a building.
A.The ladders on a fire engine
B.How bees share directions
C.Making buildings safe in earthquakes
D.How a camel stores food
2.Join each paragraph to what it is mostly about.
Melting old glass uses less energy than making new glass from sand.
Magma rises through the ground because it is lighter than the rock around it.
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.
A.How a polar bear walks on ice
B.Why magma rises
C.How a tadpole changes
D.Why recycling glass helps
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Answer key — What Each Paragraph Is About
Set 9. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. 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. In places with earthquakes, buildings are made to sway instead of snap. — C (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 fire engine carries ladders that reach the third floor of a building. — A (The ladders on a fire engine)
2.1. Melting old glass uses less energy than making new glass from sand. — D (Why recycling glass helps) 2. Magma rises through the ground because it is lighter than the rock around it. — B (Why magma rises) 3. A polar bear's paws are wide and furry. They spread its weight on thin ice. — A (How a polar bear walks on ice) 4. A tadpole grows back legs, then front legs, and its tail slowly shrinks. — C (How a tadpole changes)
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RI.2.2 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.