List of common 'Who' questions to ask about a story for first graders

📚 Quick Study Guide

• 🧑‍🏫 Characters: 'Who' questions help us identify the characters in a story. Characters can be people, animals, or even imaginary creatures.
• 🙋 Identifying Roles: Asking 'who' helps us understand what each character does in the story.
• 🎭 Main vs. Minor: We can learn who the most important characters are (main characters) and who are less important (minor characters).
• 🤝 Relationships: 'Who' questions also reveal how the characters relate to each other. Are they friends, family, or rivals?
• 💡 Understanding Actions: Knowing 'who' is doing what helps us understand the story's plot and what's happening.

Practice Quiz

1. Who is usually the main character in "Goldilocks and the Three Bears"?
   1. Goldilocks
   2. The Papa Bear
   3. The Baby Bear's chair
   4. The narrator
2. In "Little Red Riding Hood", who does Little Red Riding Hood visit?
   1. Her brother
   2. Her grandmother
   3. The wolf
   4. The baker
3. Who built their house out of bricks in "The Three Little Pigs"?
   1. The first pig
   2. The second pig
   3. The third pig
   4. The wolf
4. In "Cinderella", who helps Cinderella go to the ball?
   1. Her stepsisters
   2. Her stepmother
   3. Her fairy godmother
   4. The prince
5. Who tries to eat the gingerbread man?
   1. A cat
   2. A dog
   3. A fox
   4. All of the above
6. In "Jack and the Beanstalk", who does Jack encounter at the top of the beanstalk?
   1. A dragon
   2. A giant
   3. A princess
   4. A wizard
7. Who is Dorothy's best friend in "The Wizard of Oz"?
   1. The Tin Man
   2. The Scarecrow
   3. The Cowardly Lion
   4. Toto