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 17 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: the next day, deep in the forest, a jar of pebbles, so the bread would rise, Ada's nana
WhoWhatWhereWhenWhy
2.Sort each one: Who or What or Where or When or Why?
Sort: because he felt shy, a five-pointed starfish, after lunch, Jun's big sister, across the playground
WhoWhatWhereWhenWhy
3.Sort each one: Who or What or Where or When or Why?
Sort: when the tide went out, so nobody would get wet, at the top of the elm tree, a flat loaf of bread, Grandpa and Tess
WhoWhatWhereWhenWhy
LessonPrint · RL.2.1 · Set 17 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Who, What, Where, When, Why
Set 17. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. a jar of pebbles — What 2. Ada's nana — Who 3. deep in the forest — Where 4. so the bread would rise — Why 5. the next day — When
2.1. a five-pointed starfish — What 2. across the playground — Where 3. after lunch — When 4. because he felt shy — Why 5. Jun's big sister — Who
3.1. a flat loaf of bread — What 2. at the top of the elm tree — Where 3. Grandpa and Tess — Who 4. so nobody would get wet — Why 5. when the tide went out — When
More practice for RL.2.1
Answer who, what, where, when, why and how questions about a story.