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 3 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.
The first person to walk on the Moon was Neil Armstrong.
Owls hunt at night because they can see well in the dark.
A fire engine carries about eighteen hundred liters of water.
Penguins huddle together to keep warm in the wind.
A.How much water does a fire engine carry?
B.Who first walked on the Moon?
C.Why do owls hunt at night?
D.Why do penguins huddle together?
2.Join each fact to the question it answers.
When lava cools, it hardens into new rock.
The lifeboat crew are volunteers who live near the station.
Each hair of a polar bear's fur is hollow and clear.
Earthquakes happen where two plates of rock meet.
A.What is a polar bear's hair really like?
B.Who crews the lifeboat?
C.What happens when lava cools?
D.Where do earthquakes happen?
LessonPrint · RI.2.1 · Set 3 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Questions About the Facts
Set 3. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. The first person to walk on the Moon was Neil Armstrong. — B (Who first walked on the Moon?) 2. Owls hunt at night because they can see well in the dark. — C (Why do owls hunt at night?) 3. A fire engine carries about eighteen hundred liters of water. — A (How much water does a fire engine carry?) 4. Penguins huddle together to keep warm in the wind. — D (Why do penguins huddle together?)
2.1. When lava cools, it hardens into new rock. — C (What happens when lava cools?) 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. — A (What is a polar bear's hair really like?) 4. Earthquakes happen where two plates of rock meet. — D (Where do earthquakes happen?)
More practice for RI.2.1
Answer who, what, where, when, why and how questions about an information text.
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