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.
Set 13 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.
Questions About the Facts
RI.2.1
NameDate
Write the letter of the match next to each one.
1.Join each fact to the question it answers.
Earthquakes happen where two plates of rock meet.
A fire engine carries about eighteen hundred liters of water.
When lava cools, it hardens into new rock.
Each hair of a polar bear's fur is hollow and clear.
A.How much water does a fire engine carry?
B.Where do earthquakes happen?
C.What happens when lava cools?
D.What is a polar bear's hair really like?
2.Join each fact to the question it answers.
Honeybees make honey from the nectar of flowers.
Owls hunt at night because they can see well in the dark.
A camel can drink a hundred liters of water in ten minutes.
The first person to walk on the Moon was Neil Armstrong.
A.Who first walked on the Moon?
B.What do bees make honey from?
C.Why do owls hunt at night?
D.How much can a camel drink?
LessonPrint · RI.2.1 · Set 13 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Questions About the Facts
Set 13. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Earthquakes happen where two plates of rock meet. — B (Where do earthquakes happen?) 2. A fire engine carries about eighteen hundred liters of water. — A (How much water does a fire engine carry?) 3. When lava cools, it hardens into new rock. — C (What happens when lava cools?) 4. Each hair of a polar bear's fur is hollow and clear. — D (What is a polar bear's hair really like?)
2.1. Honeybees make honey from the nectar of flowers. — B (What do bees make honey from?) 2. Owls hunt at night because they can see well in the dark. — C (Why do owls hunt at night?) 3. A camel can drink a hundred liters of water in ten minutes. — D (How much can a camel drink?) 4. The first person to walk on the Moon was Neil Armstrong. — A (Who first walked on the Moon?)
More practice for RI.2.1
Answer who, what, where, when, why and how questions about an information text.
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