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Questions About the Facts is a free printable Grade 2 English worksheet on answering who, what, where, when, why and how, 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 pupils 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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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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Read the text, then answer the questions.

1.Read the text, then answer the questions.

How Paper Is Recycled

Used paper does not become new paper by magic. It goes through five stages. First it is sorted. Card, newspaper and office paper are separated, because each makes a different grade of new paper. Second it is pulped. The paper is mixed with water and churned until the fibres come apart. Third it is cleaned. Staples, glue and ink are removed. Ink is lifted out with air bubbles. Fourth the pulp is pressed flat between rollers and dried. Fifth it is cut into sheets. Paper can be recycled about five to seven times before its fibres get too short to hold together.

  1. 1. How many times can paper be recycled?
  2. 2. How many stages does recycling paper take?
  3. 3. What is used to lift the ink out?
2.Read the text, then answer the questions.

Earthquakes

The Earth's crust is not one piece. It is broken into huge slabs called plates, and the plates are always moving — about as fast as your fingernails grow. Where two plates meet, they can catch on each other. Pressure builds up for years while they are stuck. When they finally slip, all that stored energy is released at once. The ground shakes. That shaking is an earthquake. Most earthquakes are too small to feel. A few are strong enough to bring down buildings, which is why new buildings in some places are made to sway.

  1. 1. What makes the ground shake?
  2. 2. What are the huge slabs of crust called?
  3. 3. How fast do the plates move?

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Answer key — Questions About the Facts

Set 3. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. About five to seven times. 2. Five. 3. Air bubbles.
  2. 2.1. Stored energy released when two stuck plates finally slip. 2. Plates. 3. About as fast as your fingernails grow.

More practice for RI.2.1

Answer who, what, where, when, why and how questions about an information text.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RI.2.1 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.