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 9 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.
Honeybees make honey from the nectar of flowers.
The first person to walk on the Moon was Neil Armstrong.
Each hair of a polar bear's fur is hollow and clear.
A.Who first walked on the Moon?
B.What is a polar bear's hair really like?
C.How much water does a fire engine carry?
D.What do bees make honey from?
2.Join each fact to the question it answers.
Paper is turned into pulp by mixing it with water.
When lava cools, it hardens into new rock.
Earthquakes happen where two plates of rock meet.
A camel can drink a hundred liters of water in ten minutes.
A.Where do earthquakes happen?
B.How is paper turned into pulp?
C.How much can a camel drink?
D.What happens when lava cools?
LessonPrint · RI.2.1 · Set 9 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Questions About the Facts
Set 9. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A fire engine carries about eighteen hundred liters of water. — C (How much water does a fire engine carry?) 2. Honeybees make honey from the nectar of flowers. — D (What do bees make honey from?) 3. The first person to walk on the Moon was Neil Armstrong. — A (Who first walked on the Moon?) 4. Each hair of a polar bear's fur is hollow and clear. — B (What is a polar bear's hair really like?)
2.1. Paper is turned into pulp by mixing it with water. — B (How is paper turned into pulp?) 2. When lava cools, it hardens into new rock. — D (What happens when lava cools?) 3. Earthquakes happen where two plates of rock meet. — A (Where do earthquakes happen?) 4. A camel can drink a hundred liters of water in ten minutes. — C (How much can a camel drink?)
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