What the Challenge Was is a free printable Grade 2 English worksheet on linking a character's action to the problem they faced, aligned to Common Core standard RL.2.3. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions, 24 of them with different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

Set 18 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.

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Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. 24 of these 25 sets ask different questions — this skill does not have 25 questions to give. The rest reorder them, so no two pupils have the same paper in front of them.

What the Challenge Was

RL.2.3

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Read the story, then answer the questions.

1.Read the text, then answer the questions.

Rain on the Roof

Rain on the roof, rain on the road, rain on the back of a slow brown toad. Rain on the window, rain on the pane, rain on the roses, rain, rain, rain. Rain in the gutter, rain in the drain, rain till the puddle is deep as a lane. Rain on the roof, rain on the road — and out comes the sun for the slow brown toad.

1. What is the toad doing through the poem?
2. How long has it been raining, do you think? How can you tell?

2.Read the text, then answer the questions.

The Kite in the Elm

Sami's kite caught in the top of the elm on the very first day. He tried throwing a ball at it. He tried a long stick. He tried shaking the trunk with both arms. The kite stayed exactly where it was. His sister Rana came out with a bucket and a length of washing line. She tied the line to the bucket handle, threw the bucket over the branch, and pulled. The branch bent. The kite slid off and dropped into the grass. "How did you know that would work?" said Sami. "I didn't," said Rana.

1. What does Rana's last line tell you about her?
2. How does Sami respond to the kite being stuck?
3. Why did throwing the bucket over the branch work?

LessonPrint · RL.2.3 · Set 18 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — What the Challenge Was

Set 18. Prints on its own sheet.

1.1. Sitting out in the rain, slow and brown, until the sun comes out. 2. A long time — the puddle has grown as deep as a lane.
2.1. She is honest — she admits she was not sure it would work. 2. He tries three different things one after another. 3. The weight of the bucket on the line bent the branch, so the kite slid off.

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RL.2.3 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.