Who, What, Where Questions for Kids: Find Answers in a Story (Grade 1 and 2 English)

Hi, I'm Luna from DoodleBeez. Good readers ask questions while they read. Today we will use question words to find the important details in a story. Let's become story detectives!

Who tells us the characters, the people or animals in the story. What tells us what happened. Where tells us the setting, the place the story happens.

Let's read a short story. Mia and her puppy went to the beach on Saturday. They built a tall sandcastle. Then a big wave knocked it down, so they built it again.

Who is in the story? Mia and her puppy. Where did they go? To the beach. What did they do? They built a sandcastle. The answers are right there in the words.

We can ask more questions too. When did they go? On Saturday. Why did they build it again? Because a wave knocked it down. When asks about time. Why asks for a reason.

Here is a tip. If you forget an answer, go back and reread. Look for the words that match the question. Good detectives always check the clues in the text.

Now it's your turn. Ben fed his fish in the kitchen after school. Where did Ben feed his fish? Pause and try. He fed his fish in the kitchen. Where tells the place.

Great job! Remember, who tells the characters, what tells what happened, and where tells the setting. Look back in the story to find answers. Practice who, what and where in the English Lab at doodlebeez.com. See you next time!