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Questions That Deepen It is a free printable Grade 2 English worksheet on asking a question that gets more than a yes or no, aligned to Common Core standard SL.2.3. It prints 8 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 That Deepen It

SL.2.3

NameDate

Finish each sentence.

1.A speaker says the bridge took ten years to build. Ask: "___ did it take so long?"

Choose: Why · Did · Was

2.A speaker says a big storm hit the town. Ask: "___ happened to the trees in the storm?"

Choose: Did · What · Was

3.A speaker says the class pet escaped. Ask: "___ did the class pet go?"

Choose: Where · Did · Is

4.A speaker says the class will vote. Ask: "___ will the class vote on?"

Choose: Will · What · Is

5.A speaker says frogs change as they grow. Ask: "___ do frogs change as they grow?"

Choose: How · Do · Are

6.A speaker says the river floods each spring. Ask: "___ does the river flood each spring?"

Choose: Does · Is · Why

7.A speaker says the old mill closed. Ask: "___ did the people who worked there do next?"

Choose: What · Did · Were

8.You did not follow. Ask: "Could you ___ that a bit more?"

LessonPrint · SL.2.3 · Set 11 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Questions That Deepen It

Set 11. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Why
  2. 2.What
  3. 3.Where
  4. 4.What
  5. 5.How
  6. 6.Why
  7. 7.What
  8. 8.explain

More practice for SL.2.3

Ask a speaker a question that gets you more than a yes or no.

Teaching this next? Asking for More Information is the 40-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to SL.2.3 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.