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 24 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
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Write the letter of the match next to each one.
1.Join each fact to the question it answers.
Paper is turned into pulp by mixing it with water.
Earthquakes happen where two plates of rock meet.
When lava cools, it hardens into new rock.
Frogs lay their eggs in ponds in spring.
A.What happens when lava cools?
B.When do frogs lay their eggs?
C.How is paper turned into pulp?
D.Where do earthquakes happen?
2.Join each fact to the question it answers.
A camel can drink a hundred liters of water in ten minutes.
The lifeboat crew are volunteers who live near the station.
Each hair of a polar bear's fur is hollow and clear.
Owls hunt at night because they can see well in the dark.
A.How much can a camel drink?
B.Who crews the lifeboat?
C.Why do owls hunt at night?
D.What is a polar bear's hair really like?
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Answer key — Questions About the Facts
Set 24. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Paper is turned into pulp by mixing it with water. — C (How is paper turned into pulp?) 2. Earthquakes happen where two plates of rock meet. — D (Where do earthquakes happen?) 3. When lava cools, it hardens into new rock. — A (What happens when lava cools?) 4. Frogs lay their eggs in ponds in spring. — B (When do frogs lay their eggs?)
2.1. A camel can drink a hundred liters of water in ten minutes. — A (How much can a camel drink?) 2. The lifeboat crew are volunteers who live near the station. — B (Who crews the lifeboat?) 3. Each hair of a polar bear's fur is hollow and clear. — D (What is a polar bear's hair really like?) 4. Owls hunt at night because they can see well in the dark. — C (Why do owls hunt at night?)
More practice for RI.2.1
Answer who, what, where, when, why and how questions about an information text.
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