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Would a Heading Help Here? is a free printable Grade 2 English worksheet on saying what a text feature would add to a passage, aligned to Common Core standard RI.2.5. 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 pupils 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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Would a Heading Help Here?

RI.2.5

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Read the text, then answer the questions.

1.Read the text, then answer the questions.

Inside a Fire Engine

A fire engine carries everything a crew might need, because there is no time to go back for anything. It holds about eighteen hundred litres of water. That sounds like a lot, but a hose can empty it in under three minutes, so the crew connect to a hydrant as soon as they can. Ladders are carried on the roof. The longest can reach a third-floor window. Inside are cutting tools for road accidents, breathing sets for smoke, and a thermal camera that finds a hot spot through a wall. The engine is red so that it is seen. The siren is for when being seen is not enough.

  1. 1. What is the second paragraph about?
  2. 2. What is the last paragraph about?
  3. 3. How would a labelled photograph help this text?
2.Read the text, then answer the questions.

How Paper Is Recycled

Used paper does not become new paper by magic. It goes through five stages. First it is sorted. Card, newspaper and office paper are separated, because each makes a different grade of new paper. Second it is pulped. The paper is mixed with water and churned until the fibres come apart. Third it is cleaned. Staples, glue and ink are removed. Ink is lifted out with air bubbles. Fourth the pulp is pressed flat between rollers and dried. Fifth it is cut into sheets. Paper can be recycled about five to seven times before its fibres get too short to hold together.

  1. 1. The text uses First, Second, Third. Why?
  2. 2. How is this whole text organised?
  3. 3. What is the second paragraph about?

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Answer key — Would a Heading Help Here?

Set 8. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. The water the engine carries and why the crew connect to a hydrant. 2. Why the engine is red and why it has a siren. 3. It could point at the ladders, the hose and the tools where they actually are on the engine.
  2. 2.1. To mark each stage so the reader can follow the order. 2. As five numbered stages in the order they happen. 3. Sorting the paper into card, newspaper and office paper.

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RI.2.5 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.