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The Five W's: Understanding Stories

A Grade 4 ELA worksheet focusing on identifying the 'Who, What, When, Where, Why' in a story to improve reading comprehension.

Grade 4 ELA ReadingReading Comprehension StrategiesWho What When Where Why QuestionsFive W's Questions
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.1

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ELAReading ComprehensionFive W'sGrade 4
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The Five W's: Understanding Stories

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Read the story carefully. Then, answer the questions that follow by identifying the 'Who, What, When, Where, and Why' of the story. This will help you understand the main ideas and important details.

The Great Treehouse Adventure

Lily and Sam, two adventurous siblings, decided to build the best treehouse ever. Last Saturday morning, they gathered all their tools and wood in their backyard, right next to the old oak tree. They wanted a special place where they could read books and play board games away from their noisy younger brother, Tom. It took them all day, but by sunset, their magnificent treehouse was complete!

1. Who were the main characters in the story?  

2. What did they decide to build?  

3. When did they build the treehouse?  

4. Where did they build the treehouse?  

5. Why did they want to build a treehouse?  

6. How did Lily and Sam feel when their treehouse was complete? Use details from the story to support your answer.

7. Lily and Sam wanted to build the treehouse to hide from their parents.

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