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Lineworkers Keep the Power On

Read an article about lineworkers who build and fix power lines, then find the main topic and the focus of each paragraph.

Grade 2ELAInteractive · Printable

Aligned toRI.2.2

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Format: Interactive · Printable
Grade: Grade 2
Subject: ELA
Question types: Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Circle the answer, Sorting, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

Students identify the main topic of a multiparagraph informational text.
Students state the focus of each paragraph in an article.
Students sort details into the paragraphs they belong to.

How to use

Read the article together first. Before students answer, ask them to say in a few words what each paragraph is about; the paragraph numbers help them look back.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

RI.2.2

Identify the main topic of a multiparagraph text and the focus of each paragraph within it.

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Lineworkers Keep the Power On

Find the main topic and what each paragraph is about.

Read the article

Read the article. Look at the number next to each paragraph.

Lineworkers Keep the Power On

1Flip a switch, and a light comes on. The electricity for that light travels to your home through long wires called power lines. The people who build and fix these lines are called lineworkers.

2Lineworkers often work high in the air. Some climb up tall wooden poles. Others ride in a bucket truck. The truck has a long arm that lifts a worker in a bucket up next to the wires.

3Lineworkers must stay safe on the job. They wear hard hats to protect their heads. They wear thick rubber gloves, because rubber helps block electricity. Strong straps called a harness help keep them from falling.

4Storms can make extra work for lineworkers. Strong winds can knock trees onto the lines, and then homes lose power. Lineworkers go out to fix the lines, even in the rain or in the middle of the night. They may work for many hours until the lights come back on.

5You can help keep everyone safe, too. Never touch a power line. If you ever see one on the ground, stay far away from it and anything it touches. Tell an adult right away.

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