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.
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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.
Honeybees make honey from the nectar of flowers.
Each hair of a polar bear's fur is hollow and clear.
The first person to walk on the Moon was Neil Armstrong.
Paper is turned into pulp by mixing it with water.
A.Who first walked on the Moon?
B.How is paper turned into pulp?
C.What do bees make honey from?
D.What is a polar bear's hair really like?
2.Join each fact to the question it answers.
Penguins huddle together to keep warm in the wind.
A camel can drink a hundred liters of water in ten minutes.
Frogs lay their eggs in ponds in spring.
The lifeboat crew are volunteers who live near the station.
A.Who crews the lifeboat?
B.How much can a camel drink?
C.Why do penguins huddle together?
D.When do frogs lay their eggs?
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Answer key — Questions About the Facts
Set 25. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Honeybees make honey from the nectar of flowers. — C (What do bees make honey from?) 2. Each hair of a polar bear's fur is hollow and clear. — D (What is a polar bear's hair really like?) 3. The first person to walk on the Moon was Neil Armstrong. — A (Who first walked on the Moon?) 4. Paper is turned into pulp by mixing it with water. — B (How is paper turned into pulp?)
2.1. Penguins huddle together to keep warm in the wind. — C (Why do penguins huddle together?) 2. A camel can drink a hundred liters of water in ten minutes. — B (How much can a camel drink?) 3. Frogs lay their eggs in ponds in spring. — D (When do frogs lay their eggs?) 4. The lifeboat crew are volunteers who live near the station. — A (Who crews the lifeboat?)
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