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 21 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.
Penguins huddle together to keep warm in the wind.
The lifeboat crew are volunteers who live near the station.
Owls hunt at night because they can see well in the dark.
Each hair of a polar bear's fur is hollow and clear.
A.What is a polar bear's hair really like?
B.Who crews the lifeboat?
C.Why do penguins huddle together?
D.Why do owls hunt at night?
2.Join each fact to the question it answers.
A fire engine carries about eighteen hundred liters of water.
Frogs lay their eggs in ponds in spring.
A camel can drink a hundred liters of water in ten minutes.
Paper is turned into pulp by mixing it with water.
A.How much water does a fire engine carry?
B.When do frogs lay their eggs?
C.How is paper turned into pulp?
D.How much can a camel drink?
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Answer key — Questions About the Facts
Set 21. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Penguins huddle together to keep warm in the wind. — C (Why do penguins huddle together?) 2. The lifeboat crew are volunteers who live near the station. — B (Who crews the lifeboat?) 3. Owls hunt at night because they can see well in the dark. — D (Why do owls hunt at night?) 4. Each hair of a polar bear's fur is hollow and clear. — A (What is a polar bear's hair really like?)
2.1. A fire engine carries about eighteen hundred liters of water. — A (How much water does a fire engine carry?) 2. Frogs lay their eggs in ponds in spring. — B (When do frogs lay their eggs?) 3. A camel can drink a hundred liters of water in ten minutes. — D (How much can a camel drink?) 4. Paper is turned into pulp by mixing it with water. — C (How is paper turned into pulp?)
More practice for RI.2.1
Answer who, what, where, when, why and how questions about an information text.
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