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Grade 2 · English Language Arts · Unit 13 of 16

Asking Questions and Finding Facts

Ask good questions, choose texts and learn topic words.

What your child practises

Using what you know, asking basic questions, choosing texts and facts for a purpose, and using topic words.

Manitoba Curriculum learning outcome: ELA.2.B1.1, ELA.2.B1.2, ELA.2.B1.3, ELA.2.B1.4, ELA.2.B2.7 · prior knowledge, questions, choosing texts and facts, and topic vocabulary

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    What is a topic word for a text about plants?

    • roots
    • wheels
    • pillow

  2. Question 2

    You see a word in bold in a nonfiction book. What might it mean?

    • it is a name
    • it is a mistake
    • it is an important word

  3. Question 3

    Which word belongs with the topic “water”?

    • button
    • stream
    • engine

  4. Question 4

    Which source has real facts about a topic?

    • an information book
    • a made-up story about dragons
    • a comic about a talking pizza

  5. Question 5

    Before reading about frogs, what could you do first?

    • close your eyes and sleep
    • think about what you already know about frogs
    • read the last page only

  6. Question 6

    Which question starts with “how” and helps you learn about seeds?

    • Green seeds are here.
    • Seeds.
    • How do seeds grow into plants?

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