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 22 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: deep in the forest, Rana and her brother, so nobody would get wet, a jar of pebbles, last winter
WhoWhatWhereWhenWhy
2.Sort each one: Who or What or Where or When or Why?
Sort: because the starfish needed water, at the top of the elm tree, a net made of rope, after lunch, Sami, the new boy
WhoWhatWhereWhenWhy
3.Sort each one: Who or What or Where or When or Why?
Sort: so the bread would rise, the next day, a flat loaf of bread, under a garden bench, Grandpa and Tess
WhoWhatWhereWhenWhy
LessonPrint · RL.2.1 · Set 22 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Who, What, Where, When, Why
Set 22. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. a jar of pebbles — What 2. deep in the forest — Where 3. last winter — When 4. Rana and her brother — Who 5. so nobody would get wet — Why
2.1. a net made of rope — What 2. after lunch — When 3. at the top of the elm tree — Where 4. because the starfish needed water — Why 5. Sami, the new boy — Who
3.1. a flat loaf of bread — What 2. Grandpa and Tess — Who 3. so the bread would rise — Why 4. the next day — When 5. under a garden bench — Where
More practice for RL.2.1
Answer who, what, where, when, why and how questions about a story.