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 16 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
NameDate
Sort each one into the right box.
1.Sort each one: Who or What or Where or When or Why?
Sort: a flat loaf of bread, under a garden bench, Ada's nana, so nobody would get wet, last winter
WhoWhatWhereWhenWhy
2.Sort each one: Who or What or Where or When or Why?
Sort: a red kite, Mr. Otu, the teacher, because the kite was stuck, across the playground, early on Saturday morning
WhoWhatWhereWhenWhy
3.Sort each one: Who or What or Where or When or Why?
Sort: the next day, a wooden boat, in a rock pool by the sea, Sami, the new boy, so the mouse could escape
WhoWhatWhereWhenWhy
LessonPrint · RL.2.1 · Set 16 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Who, What, Where, When, Why
Set 16. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. a flat loaf of bread — What 2. Ada's nana — Who 3. last winter — When 4. so nobody would get wet — Why 5. under a garden bench — Where
2.1. a red kite — What 2. across the playground — Where 3. because the kite was stuck — Why 4. early on Saturday morning — When 5. Mr. Otu, the teacher — Who
3.1. a wooden boat — What 2. in a rock pool by the sea — Where 3. Sami, the new boy — Who 4. so the mouse could escape — Why 5. the next day — When
More practice for RL.2.1
Answer who, what, where, when, why and how questions about a story.