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 5 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: the next day, Mr. Otu, the teacher, so the mouse could escape, under a garden bench, a net made of rope
WhoWhatWhereWhenWhy
2.Sort each one: Who or What or Where or When or Why?
Sort: when the tide went out, so nobody would get wet, deep in the forest, a wooden boat, Rana and her brother
WhoWhatWhereWhenWhy
3.Sort each one: Who or What or Where or When or Why?
Sort: a five-pointed starfish, after lunch, because she was thirsty, Grandpa and Tess, in a rock pool by the sea
WhoWhatWhereWhenWhy
LessonPrint · RL.2.1 · Set 5 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Who, What, Where, When, Why
Set 5. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. a net made of rope — What 2. Mr. Otu, the teacher — Who 3. so the mouse could escape — Why 4. the next day — When 5. under a garden bench — Where
2.1. a wooden boat — What 2. deep in the forest — Where 3. Rana and her brother — Who 4. so nobody would get wet — Why 5. when the tide went out — When
3.1. a five-pointed starfish — What 2. after lunch — When 3. because she was thirsty — Why 4. Grandpa and Tess — Who 5. in a rock pool by the sea — Where
More practice for RL.2.1
Answer who, what, where, when, why and how questions about a story.