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Questions About the Facts is a free printable Grade 2 English worksheet on matching a fact to the who, what, where, when, why or how question it answers, aligned to Common Core standard RI.2.1. 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 students 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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Questions About the Facts

RI.2.1

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Write the letter of the match next to each one.

1.Join each fact to the question it answers.
  • Paper is turned into pulp by mixing it with water.
  • Owls hunt at night because they can see well in the dark.
  • When lava cools, it hardens into new rock.
  • A fire engine carries about eighteen hundred liters of water.
  • A.What happens when lava cools?
  • B.How much water does a fire engine carry?
  • C.Why do owls hunt at night?
  • D.How is paper turned into pulp?
2.Join each fact to the question it answers.
  • A camel can drink a hundred liters of water in ten minutes.
  • Earthquakes happen where two plates of rock meet.
  • Frogs lay their eggs in ponds in spring.
  • Each hair of a polar bear's fur is hollow and clear.
  • A.What is a polar bear's hair really like?
  • B.Where do earthquakes happen?
  • C.When do frogs lay their eggs?
  • D.How much can a camel drink?

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Answer key — Questions About the Facts

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Paper is turned into pulp by mixing it with water. — D (How is paper turned into pulp?) 2. Owls hunt at night because they can see well in the dark. — C (Why do owls hunt at night?) 3. When lava cools, it hardens into new rock. — A (What happens when lava cools?) 4. A fire engine carries about eighteen hundred liters of water. — B (How much water does a fire engine carry?)
  2. 2.1. A camel can drink a hundred liters of water in ten minutes. — D (How much can a camel drink?) 2. Earthquakes happen where two plates of rock meet. — B (Where do earthquakes happen?) 3. Frogs lay their eggs in ponds in spring. — C (When do frogs lay their eggs?) 4. Each hair of a polar bear's fur is hollow and clear. — A (What is a polar bear's hair really like?)

Questions about Questions About the Facts

What does the Questions About the Facts worksheet cover?

It practices matching a fact to the who, what, where, when, why or how question it answers — 2 questions for Grade 2, all on Common Core RI.2.1: Answer who, what, where, when, why and how questions about an information text. The instruction to students is “Write the letter of the match next to each one”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does Questions About the Facts practice?

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.2.1 — RI.2.1, under Reading: Informational Text for Grade 2. The published standard reads: “Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Questions About the Facts is written for Grade 2, typically ages 7-8. It is one of the sheets on RI.2.1, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Questions About the Facts come with an answer key?

Yes. All 2 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 Questions About the Facts 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 Questions About the Facts free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Questions About the Facts, 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 RI.2.1?

Yes — “Six Questions About a Text” is a 40-minute Grade 2 plan for RI.2.1, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Questions About the Facts is the practice that follows it.

More practice for RI.2.1

Answer who, what, where, when, why and how questions about an information text.

Teaching this next? Six Questions About a Text is the 40-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RI.2.1 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.