The Five W's Practice
A worksheet to help second-grade students practice identifying the 'Who, What, When, Where, Why' in short stories.
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Read each short story carefully. Then, answer the 'Who, What, When, Where, and Why' questions about the story.
Lily went to the park on a sunny afternoon to fly her new red kite. She ran and ran, but a strong gust of wind pulled the kite string right out of her hand! The kite flew high into a tall oak tree. Lily was sad because her kite was stuck.
1. Who is the main character in the story?
2. What did Lily lose?
3. When did Lily go to the park?
4. Where did the kite get stuck?
5. Why was Lily sad?
Today is Tom's birthday! His mom baked a big chocolate cake this morning. His friends, Sam and Mia, came over in the afternoon to play games. Everyone sang 'Happy Birthday' and Tom blew out the candles. He was so happy because he got a new robot toy!
1. Who had a birthday?
2. What did Tom get for his birthday?
3. When did his friends come over?
4. Where did Tom celebrate his birthday?
5. Why was Tom happy?
Read the answer and write the correct 'W' question word (Who, What, When, Where, Why) to complete the question.
1. did the dog bark? The dog barked because it saw a squirrel.
2. is wearing a blue shirt? Sarah is wearing a blue shirt.
3. did you eat for lunch? I ate a sandwich for lunch.
4. did the bird build its nest? The bird built its nest in the tree.
5. will we go to the library? We will go to the library on Friday.