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How Books Work

A Grade 2 ELA worksheet covering the basic parts of a book and how they work, including concepts of print.

Grade 2 ELA ReadingEarly LiteracyConcepts of PrintHow Books Work
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Multiple ChoiceFill in the BlanksTrue / FalseShort AnswerWord Bank

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.2.1CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.2.3

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ELAReadingBooksConcepts of PrintGrade 2
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How Books Work

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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability.

1. Which part of the book tells you the story's title and author?

a

The back cover

b

The front cover

c

The pages

d

The spine

2. What do we call the person who writes the words in a book?

a

Illustrator

b

Reader

c

Author

d

Publisher

3. The   holds all the pages of a book together.

4. We read the words in a book from   to  .

5. The title of a book is usually found on the back cover.

T

True

F

False

6. An illustrator draws the pictures in a book.

T

True

F

False

7. Look at the image of the book below. Label the front cover and the spine.

Open Book

Use the words below to complete the sentences.

pages
title
author
back cover

8. The   of a book is its name.

9. The story of a book is found on the  .

10. The   usually tells a little bit about what the book is about.