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 23 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.
Each hair of a polar bear's fur is hollow and clear.
The lifeboat crew are volunteers who live near the station.
When lava cools, it hardens into new rock.
The first person to walk on the Moon was Neil Armstrong.
A.Who crews the lifeboat?
B.Who first walked on the Moon?
C.What is a polar bear's hair really like?
D.What happens when lava cools?
2.Join each fact to the question it answers.
Penguins huddle together to keep warm in the wind.
Paper is turned into pulp by mixing it with water.
Owls hunt at night because they can see well in the dark.
A fire engine carries about eighteen hundred liters of water.
A.How is paper turned into pulp?
B.Why do penguins huddle together?
C.How much water does a fire engine carry?
D.Why do owls hunt at night?
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Answer key — Questions About the Facts
Set 23. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Each hair of a polar bear's fur is hollow and clear. — C (What is a polar bear's hair really like?) 2. The lifeboat crew are volunteers who live near the station. — A (Who crews the lifeboat?) 3. When lava cools, it hardens into new rock. — D (What happens when lava cools?) 4. The first person to walk on the Moon was Neil Armstrong. — B (Who first walked on the Moon?)
2.1. Penguins huddle together to keep warm in the wind. — B (Why do penguins huddle together?) 2. Paper is turned into pulp by mixing it with water. — A (How is paper turned into pulp?) 3. Owls hunt at night because they can see well in the dark. — D (Why do owls hunt at night?) 4. A fire engine carries about eighteen hundred liters of water. — C (How much water does a fire engine carry?)
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