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 5 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.
A fire engine carries about eighteen hundred liters of water.
Penguins huddle together to keep warm in the wind.
When lava cools, it hardens into new rock.
Paper is turned into pulp by mixing it with water.
A.How is paper turned into pulp?
B.What happens when lava cools?
C.Why do penguins huddle together?
D.How much water does a fire engine carry?
2.Join each fact to the question it answers.
A camel can drink a hundred liters of water in ten minutes.
Frogs lay their eggs in ponds in spring.
Each hair of a polar bear's fur is hollow and clear.
The first person to walk on the Moon was Neil Armstrong.
A.What is a polar bear's hair really like?
B.When do frogs lay their eggs?
C.How much can a camel drink?
D.Who first walked on the Moon?
LessonPrint · RI.2.1 · Set 5 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Questions About the Facts
Set 5. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A fire engine carries about eighteen hundred liters of water. — D (How much water does a fire engine carry?) 2. Penguins huddle together to keep warm in the wind. — C (Why do penguins huddle together?) 3. When lava cools, it hardens into new rock. — B (What happens when lava cools?) 4. Paper is turned into pulp by mixing it with water. — A (How is paper turned into pulp?)
2.1. A camel can drink a hundred liters of water in ten minutes. — C (How much can a camel drink?) 2. Frogs lay their eggs in ponds in spring. — B (When do frogs lay their eggs?) 3. Each hair of a polar bear's fur is hollow and clear. — A (What is a polar bear's hair really like?) 4. The first person to walk on the Moon was Neil Armstrong. — D (Who first walked on the Moon?)
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