Fun activities for Grade 1: Asking questions about informational text

📚 Quick Study Guide

• 🔍 Informational texts give us facts and information.
• ❓ Asking questions helps us understand and remember what we read.
• ✅ Good questions start with words like Who, What, Where, When, Why, and How.
• 💡 Answering questions helps us learn new things.

✏️ Practice Quiz

1. Which of these is usually found in an informational text?
   1. A funny story
   2. Facts about animals
   3. A made-up adventure


2. If you want to know *where* something happened, which question word should you use?
   1. Who
   2. Where
   3. Why


3. What kind of questions help you learn the most from an informational text?
   1. Silly questions
   2. Questions you already know the answer to
   3. Questions about the facts and details


4. You read a book about dogs. Which question could you ask to learn more?
   1. Do dogs like cats?
   2. Why do dogs bark?
   3. Can dogs fly?


5. An informational text says, "Elephants live in Africa and Asia." Which question could you ask?
   1. What do elephants eat?
   2. Where do elephants live?
   3. How many elephants are there?


6. If you want to know *why* something happened, which question word should you use?
   1. When
   2. Why
   3. What


7. You read a book about the sun. Which is the BEST question to ask?
   1. Is the sun hot?
   2. Why is the sun important?
   3. Can we touch the sun?