Understanding 'who' and 'what' questions in 1st grade reading.

🧠 Quick Study Guide: Understanding 'Who' & 'What' Questions

• 👤 'Who' questions focus on identifying the person or character in a story. They help us know *who* is doing an action or *who* the story is about.
• ❓ 'What' questions are about identifying things, actions, or events. They help us understand *what* is happening, *what* an object is, or *what* someone is doing.
• 📖 For 1st graders, mastering these questions is fundamental for building strong story comprehension and the ability to retell events accurately.
• 🔍 To answer a 'who' question, always look for names of people, animals acting like people, or specific character roles like 'the girl,' 'the teacher,' or 'Mom.'
• 💡 To answer a 'what' question, search for verbs (actions like 'running,' 'eating'), specific objects ('a ball,' 'a book'), or the main event that occurred.
• 🗣️ Encourage young readers to identify the key question word ('who' or 'what') first, as it's a direct clue to the type of information they need to find in the text.

✅ Practice Quiz

Read the short story and answer the question:

1. Story: The little brown dog ran to the park.
Question: Who ran to the park?

1. The park
2. The little brown dog
3. Ran

2. Story: Maya ate a big red apple for snack.
Question: What did Maya eat?

1. Maya
2. A big red apple
3. Snack

3. Story: Dad built a tall sandcastle at the beach.
Question: Who built the sandcastle?

1. The beach
2. A sandcastle
3. Dad

4. Story: The bird sang a happy song.
Question: What did the bird do?

1. A happy song
2. Sang
3. The bird

5. Story: Lily drew a beautiful picture of a flower.
Question: Who drew the picture?

1. A beautiful picture
2. Lily
3. A flower

6. Story: Mom read a book about dinosaurs.
Question: What did Mom read about?

1. Mom
2. Dinosaurs
3. A book

7. Story: The boy jumped over the puddle.
Question: What did the boy jump over?

1. The boy
2. Jumped
3. The puddle