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 19 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: when the tide went out, because the kite was stuck, Rana and her brother, a net made of rope, in a rock pool by the sea
WhoWhatWhereWhenWhy
2.Sort each one: Who or What or Where or When or Why?
Sort: a five-pointed starfish, just after the bell rang, so the bread would rise, Sami, the new boy, at the top of the elm tree
WhoWhatWhereWhenWhy
3.Sort each one: Who or What or Where or When or Why?
Sort: the next day, deep in the forest, Grandpa and Tess, a flat loaf of bread, so the mouse could escape
WhoWhatWhereWhenWhy
LessonPrint · RL.2.1 · Set 19 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Who, What, Where, When, Why
Set 19. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. a net made of rope — What 2. because the kite was stuck — Why 3. in a rock pool by the sea — Where 4. Rana and her brother — Who 5. when the tide went out — When
2.1. a five-pointed starfish — What 2. at the top of the elm tree — Where 3. just after the bell rang — When 4. Sami, the new boy — Who 5. so the bread would rise — Why
3.1. a flat loaf of bread — What 2. deep in the forest — Where 3. Grandpa and Tess — 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.