Linking Your Comment to Theirs is a free printable Grade 2 English worksheet on connecting what you say to what was just said, aligned to Common Core standard SL.2.1. It prints 8 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.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
1.Ben says plants need water. You want to say more about his point. Say: "Ben is right, ___ plants also need sunlight."
Choose: so · and · because
2.Leo says recess is too short. You think the same. Say: "I think the ___ as Leo."
Choose: same · most · first
3.Ada says she liked the ending. You liked it as well. Say: "I liked the ending ___, Ada."
Choose: but · never · too
4.Sami says the park needs benches. You want to add to his idea. Say: "I want to ___ to what Sami said."
Choose: take · add · give
5.Jun says the class should plant a tree. You think so as well. Say: "I ___ Jun's idea."
Choose: lost · like · left
6.Pia says owls hunt at night. You want to know more about her point. Ask: "Pia, ___ did you learn that?"
Choose: who · what · where
7.Nora says frogs can jump far. You read a fact about that. Say: "That ___ with what I read about frogs."
Choose: stops · hides · fits
8.You want to add a fact. Say: "I can ___ that a camel drinks a hundred liters."
LessonPrint · SL.2.1 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Linking Your Comment to Theirs
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.and
2.same
3.too
4.add
5.like
6.where
7.fits
8.add
Questions about Linking Your Comment to Theirs
What does the Linking Your Comment to Theirs worksheet cover?
It practices connecting what you say to what was just said — 8 questions for Grade 2, all on Common Core SL.2.1: Discuss a topic in a group, linking your comment to what was just said. The instruction to students is “Finish each sentence”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Linking Your Comment to Theirs practice?
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.2.1 — SL.2.1, under Speaking & Listening for Grade 2. The published standard reads: “Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 2 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Linking Your Comment to Theirs is written for Grade 2, typically ages 7-8. It is one of the sheets on SL.2.1, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Linking Your Comment to Theirs come with an answer key?
Yes. All 8 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.
How many different versions of Linking Your Comment to Theirs can I print?
25 — one per student, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.
Is Linking Your Comment to Theirs free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Linking Your Comment to Theirs, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.
Is there a lesson plan to teach SL.2.1?
Yes — “Linking Your Comment to Theirs” is a 40-minute Grade 2 plan for SL.2.1, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Linking Your Comment to Theirs is the practice that follows it.
More practice for SL.2.1
Discuss a topic in a group, linking your comment to what was just said.