Grade 2 · English Language Arts · Unit 10 of 11
Ask and Answer
Who, what, where, when, why and how
What your child practises
Using who, what, where, when, why and how to ask good questions, and finding answers in short texts. Asking questions is how readers and listeners make sure they understand.
Alberta Curriculum learning outcome: Ask and answer questions to clarify information. · using question words, and asking and answering questions about what you hear and read
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
“Who found the lost mitten?” Which answer fits?
- Noah found it.
- It was red.
- Under the bench.
Show answer
Noah found it.
Hint: Who is answered with a person.
Question 2
How often did she water them?
Aiyana planted peas in the school garden.
She watered them every morning.
After two weeks, little green shoots came up.
- once a month
- every night
- every morning
Show answer
every morning
Hint: Look for when she watered.
Question 3
Which word asks for a reason?
- what
- where
- why
Show answer
why
Hint: Why asks for a reason.
Question 4
Who won a sticker?
On Saturday, the community centre held a bike rodeo.
Kids rode through cones and learned to signal.
Ravi won a sticker for riding the slowest.
- the teacher
- Ravi
- the cones
Show answer
Ravi
Hint: Look for the person's name.
Question 5
Which end mark goes with a question?
- ?
- !
- .
Show answer
?
Hint: A question mark shows that someone is asking.
Question 6
“Why do we wear boots in the slush?” Which answer fits?
- on Tuesday
- to keep our feet dry
- in the porch
Show answer
to keep our feet dry
Hint: Why is answered with a reason.