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 20 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 camel can drink a hundred liters of water in ten minutes.
Owls hunt at night because they can see well in the dark.
Paper is turned into pulp by mixing it with water.
A.Where do earthquakes happen?
B.Why do owls hunt at night?
C.How is paper turned into pulp?
D.How much can a camel drink?
2.Join each fact to the question it answers.
Honeybees make honey from the nectar of flowers.
The lifeboat crew are volunteers who live near the station.
Each hair of a polar bear's fur is hollow and clear.
Frogs lay their eggs in ponds in spring.
A.What is a polar bear's hair really like?
B.When do frogs lay their eggs?
C.Who crews the lifeboat?
D.What do bees make honey from?
LessonPrint · RI.2.1 · Set 20 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Questions About the Facts
Set 20. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Earthquakes happen where two plates of rock meet. — A (Where do earthquakes happen?) 2. A camel can drink a hundred liters of water in ten minutes. — D (How much can a camel drink?) 3. Owls hunt at night because they can see well in the dark. — B (Why do owls hunt at night?) 4. Paper is turned into pulp by mixing it with water. — C (How is paper turned into pulp?)
2.1. Honeybees make honey from the nectar of flowers. — D (What do bees make honey from?) 2. The lifeboat crew are volunteers who live near the station. — C (Who crews the lifeboat?) 3. Each hair of a polar bear's fur is hollow and clear. — A (What is a polar bear's hair really like?) 4. Frogs lay their eggs in ponds in spring. — B (When do frogs lay their eggs?)
More practice for RI.2.1
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