This Grade 2 informational writing worksheet introduces common sources of facts. Students complete nine fill-in-the-blank sentences about books, encyclopedias, interviews, observations, newspapers, and websites. Then they match four source names to short clear descriptions. Grade 2 writers learn why checking more than one trusted source is smart and why fiction books are usually not reliable fact sources for their informational paragraphs and reports.
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Informational Writing
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. A book is a long work with chapters that can give you many facts.
2. A thick set of volumes full of facts on many topics is an encyclopedia.
3. When you ask someone questions and write down the answers, you are doing an interview.
4. Watching something carefully to learn facts is called observation.
5. A newspaper gives short, quick facts and is often read each day.
6. A website is a fact source you can use online to search many topics.
7. A writer should check that a source is trusted before using its facts.
8. Using more than one source helps you check that facts are true.
9. A fiction book may have only stories and not real facts.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
Book
→ A long work with chapters full of facts
A long work with chapters full of facts
Encyclopedia
→ A set of volumes with short facts on many topics
A set of volumes with short facts on many topics
Interview
→ Asking a person questions to learn facts
Asking a person questions to learn facts
Observation
→ Watching carefully to learn facts yourself
Watching carefully to learn facts yourself
Informational Writing
★ Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) A book is a long work with chapters that can give you many facts.
2) A thick set of volumes full of facts on many topics is an encyclopedia.
3) When you ask someone questions and write down the answers, you are doing an interview.
4) Watching something carefully to learn facts is called observation.
5) A newspaper gives short, quick facts and is often read each day.
6) A website is a fact source you can use online to search many topics.
7) A writer should check that a source is trusted before using its facts.
8) Using more than one source helps you check that facts are true.
9) A fiction book may have only stories and not real facts.
★ Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1) Match each item to its correct answer.
Book
→ A long work with chapters full of facts
A long work with chapters full of facts
Encyclopedia
→ A set of volumes with short facts on many topics
A set of volumes with short facts on many topics
Interview
→ Asking a person questions to learn facts
Asking a person questions to learn facts
Observation
→ Watching carefully to learn facts yourself
Watching carefully to learn facts yourself
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