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 15 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: a jar of pebbles, a girl called Mia, because the kite was stuck, just after the bell rang, on the windy hill
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2.Sort each one: Who or What or Where or When or Why?
Sort: deep in the forest, Jun's big sister, last winter, so nobody would get wet, a bag of flour
WhoWhatWhereWhenWhy
3.Sort each one: Who or What or Where or When or Why?
Sort: Ada's nana, so the bread would rise, in Nana's warm kitchen, a five-pointed starfish, at bedtime
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LessonPrint · RL.2.1 · Set 15 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Who, What, Where, When, Why
Set 15. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. a girl called Mia — Who 2. a jar of pebbles — What 3. because the kite was stuck — Why 4. just after the bell rang — When 5. on the windy hill — Where
2.1. a bag of flour — What 2. deep in the forest — Where 3. Jun's big sister — Who 4. last winter — When 5. so nobody would get wet — Why
3.1. a five-pointed starfish — What 2. Ada's nana — Who 3. at bedtime — When 4. in Nana's warm kitchen — Where 5. so the bread would rise — Why
More practice for RL.2.1
Answer who, what, where, when, why and how questions about a story.