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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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.
The lifeboat crew are volunteers who live near the station.
A camel can drink a hundred liters of water in ten minutes.
Honeybees make honey from the nectar of flowers.
Each hair of a polar bear's fur is hollow and clear.
A.Who crews the lifeboat?
B.How much can a camel drink?
C.What is a polar bear's hair really like?
D.What do bees make honey from?
2.Join each fact to the question it answers.
Earthquakes happen where two plates of rock meet.
The first person to walk on the Moon was Neil Armstrong.
A fire engine carries about eighteen hundred liters of water.
Paper is turned into pulp by mixing it with water.
A.Where do earthquakes happen?
B.How is paper turned into pulp?
C.How much water does a fire engine carry?
D.Who first walked on the Moon?
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Answer key — Questions About the Facts
Set 15. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. The lifeboat crew are volunteers who live near the station. — A (Who crews the lifeboat?) 2. A camel can drink a hundred liters of water in ten minutes. — B (How much can a camel drink?) 3. Honeybees make honey from the nectar of flowers. — D (What do bees make honey from?) 4. Each hair of a polar bear's fur is hollow and clear. — C (What is a polar bear's hair really like?)
2.1. Earthquakes happen where two plates of rock meet. — A (Where do earthquakes happen?) 2. The first person to walk on the Moon was Neil Armstrong. — D (Who first walked on the Moon?) 3. A fire engine carries about eighteen hundred liters of water. — C (How much water does a fire engine carry?) 4. Paper is turned into pulp by mixing it with water. — B (How is paper turned into pulp?)
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