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 4 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: across the playground, because the starfish needed water, the next day, a flat loaf of bread, Mr. Otu, the teacher
WhoWhatWhereWhenWhy
2.Sort each one: Who or What or Where or When or Why?
Sort: early on Saturday morning, because he felt shy, in Nana's warm kitchen, Sami, the new boy, a wooden boat
WhoWhatWhereWhenWhy
3.Sort each one: Who or What or Where or When or Why?
Sort: a net made of rope, because the kite was stuck, Ada's nana, when the tide went out, under a garden bench
WhoWhatWhereWhenWhy
LessonPrint · RL.2.1 · Set 4 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Who, What, Where, When, Why
Set 4. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. a flat loaf of bread — What 2. across the playground — Where 3. because the starfish needed water — Why 4. Mr. Otu, the teacher — Who 5. the next day — When
2.1. a wooden boat — What 2. because he felt shy — Why 3. early on Saturday morning — When 4. in Nana's warm kitchen — Where 5. Sami, the new boy — Who
3.1. a net made of rope — What 2. Ada's nana — Who 3. because the kite was stuck — Why 4. under a garden bench — Where 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.