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 7 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: after lunch, because he felt shy, a bag of flour, across the playground, Ada's nana
WhoWhatWhereWhenWhy
2.Sort each one: Who or What or Where or When or Why?
Sort: when the tide went out, Mr. Otu, the teacher, in Nana's warm kitchen, because she was thirsty, a five-pointed starfish
WhoWhatWhereWhenWhy
3.Sort each one: Who or What or Where or When or Why?
Sort: in a rock pool by the sea, a red kite, Sami, the new boy, just after the bell rang, so the mouse could escape
WhoWhatWhereWhenWhy
LessonPrint · RL.2.1 · Set 7 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Who, What, Where, When, Why
Set 7. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. a bag of flour — What 2. across the playground — Where 3. Ada's nana — Who 4. after lunch — When 5. because he felt shy — Why
2.1. a five-pointed starfish — What 2. because she was thirsty — Why 3. in Nana's warm kitchen — Where 4. Mr. Otu, the teacher — Who 5. when the tide went out — When
3.1. a red kite — What 2. in a rock pool by the sea — Where 3. just after the bell rang — When 4. Sami, the new boy — Who 5. so the mouse could escape — Why
More practice for RL.2.1
Answer who, what, where, when, why and how questions about a story.