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 18 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.
The lifeboat crew are volunteers who live near the station.
A camel can drink a hundred liters of water in ten minutes.
Owls hunt at night because they can see well in the dark.
A.Where do earthquakes happen?
B.Who crews the lifeboat?
C.How much can a camel drink?
D.Why do owls hunt at night?
2.Join each fact to the question it answers.
Penguins huddle together to keep warm in the wind.
A fire engine carries about eighteen hundred liters of water.
The first person to walk on the Moon was Neil Armstrong.
Each hair of a polar bear's fur is hollow and clear.
A.Why do penguins huddle together?
B.How much water does a fire engine carry?
C.What is a polar bear's hair really like?
D.Who first walked on the Moon?
LessonPrint · RI.2.1 · Set 18 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Questions About the Facts
Set 18. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Earthquakes happen where two plates of rock meet. — A (Where do earthquakes happen?) 2. The lifeboat crew are volunteers who live near the station. — B (Who crews the lifeboat?) 3. A camel can drink a hundred liters of water in ten minutes. — C (How much can a camel drink?) 4. Owls hunt at night because they can see well in the dark. — D (Why do owls hunt at night?)
2.1. Penguins huddle together to keep warm in the wind. — A (Why do penguins huddle together?) 2. A fire engine carries about eighteen hundred liters of water. — B (How much water does a fire engine carry?) 3. The first person to walk on the Moon was Neil Armstrong. — D (Who first walked on the Moon?) 4. Each hair of a polar bear's fur is hollow and clear. — C (What is a polar bear's hair really like?)
More practice for RI.2.1
Answer who, what, where, when, why and how questions about an information text.
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