Who, What, Where, When, Why is a free printable Grade 2 English worksheet on sorting story details by the question word they answer, aligned to Common Core standard RL.2.1. It prints 3 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 14 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.
Who, What, Where, When, Why
RL.2.1
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Sort each one into the right box.
1.Sort each one: Who or What or Where or When or Why?
Sort: last winter, a five-pointed starfish, Mr. Otu, the teacher, so nobody would get wet, on the windy hill
WhoWhatWhereWhenWhy
2.Sort each one: Who or What or Where or When or Why?
Sort: a net made of rope, because the starfish needed water, at bedtime, Grandpa and Tess, under a garden bench
WhoWhatWhereWhenWhy
3.Sort each one: Who or What or Where or When or Why?
Sort: a flat loaf of bread, deep in the forest, Ada's nana, just after the bell rang, because the kite was stuck
WhoWhatWhereWhenWhy
LessonPrint · RL.2.1 · Set 14 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Who, What, Where, When, Why
Set 14. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. a five-pointed starfish — What 2. last winter — When 3. Mr. Otu, the teacher — Who 4. on the windy hill — Where 5. so nobody would get wet — Why
2.1. a net made of rope — What 2. at bedtime — When 3. because the starfish needed water — Why 4. Grandpa and Tess — Who 5. under a garden bench — Where
3.1. a flat loaf of bread — What 2. Ada's nana — Who 3. because the kite was stuck — Why 4. deep in the forest — Where 5. just after the bell rang — When
More practice for RL.2.1
Answer who, what, where, when, why and how questions about a story.