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Who, What, Where, When, Why is a free printable Grade 2 English worksheet on answering the five question words about a story, aligned to Common Core standard RL.2.1. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two pupils 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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Who, What, Where, When, Why

RL.2.1

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Read the story, then answer the questions.

1.Read the text, then answer the questions.

Rain on the Roof

Rain on the roof, rain on the road, rain on the back of a slow brown toad. Rain on the window, rain on the pane, rain on the roses, rain, rain, rain. Rain in the gutter, rain in the drain, rain till the puddle is deep as a lane. Rain on the roof, rain on the road — and out comes the sun for the slow brown toad.

  1. 1. What comes out at the end of the poem?
  2. 2. Where does the rain fall in the third verse?
  3. 3. What animal is in this poem?
2.Read the text, then answer the questions.

What the Tide Left

Every low tide, Grandad and Tess walked out to the rock pools. Tess wanted to take a starfish home. Grandad said no. "It would die in a bucket," he said. "Look at it here instead." Tess crouched for a long time. She saw the starfish move — slowly, on hundreds of tiny feet she had not known it had. She did not ask again. On the way back she said, "It's better in the pool anyway."

  1. 1. When did Grandad and Tess walk out to the rock pools?
  2. 2. What did Tess see the starfish do?
  3. 3. What did Tess want to take home?
  4. 4. Where does this story happen?

LessonPrint · RL.2.1 · Set 18 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Who, What, Where, When, Why

Set 18. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. The sun. 2. In the gutter and in the drain. 3. A slow brown toad.
  2. 2.1. Every low tide. 2. Move slowly on hundreds of tiny feet. 3. A starfish. 4. At the rock pools, at low tide.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RL.2.1 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.