Who What When Where Why Questions Printable Worksheets

Play author with this creative writing and comprehension exercise! Your child will learn all about inference, or drawing conclusions based on what they've read.

Students will read and answer questions about the Bradley familyÃs summer vacation. Kids will learn the importance of paying close attention to their reading.

Read about Pete and all of his pets in this story. Pay attention to the story and you'll be able to answer all the questions in no time.

Learn more about this fascinating woman in history who became the first female to fly solo across the Atlantic.

What will you be doing on Saturday? Jamie will be on a fishing boat with her grandpa. Read all about her grandpa's boat and then answer the questions.

Use this fun story rollercoaster template to help young readers understand the different elements of a story. After students have finished their story, have them consider these who, what, where, why, and how questions as they relate to the plot.

This worksheet on Etta James celebrates the legacy of this African American singer of soul and jazz.

Celebrate Black History Month by studying the contributions of African-American jazz legend Charlie Parker!

Children learn about the environmental activist and women's rights advocate Wangari Maathai. Students will read a biography about the first African woman to win a Nobel Peace Prize and answer nonfiction comprehension questions about the text.

Use this nonfiction comprehension worksheet to help second and third graders learn all about Misty Copeland, the first African American woman to become a principal dancer at the American Ballet Theatre.

Children learn about the life and legacy of civil rights activist Rosa Parks in this history worksheet.

Children are introduced to author, activist, and poet Maya Angelou in this historial heroes worksheet.

In this historical heroes worksheet, second and third graders read a short passage about Owens' life and legacy, then answer the comprehension questions to help determine their understanding.

Read this famous Norse myth starring Sif and Loki and find out how mythology shapes our understanding of the world around us.

Young readers will love digging into this passage's cool whale facts, and they'll get a nice reading comprehension workout in the process.

Explore history with famous female navigator Sacagawea. Sacagawea was a Native American woman who helped Lewis and Clark find their way across the west.

Children follow along the incredible life story of Harriet Tubman, who escaped slavery to rescue hundreds of other enslaved people.

Young readers will love digging into this passage's cool piano facts, and they'll get a nice reading comprehension workout in the process.

Your students will love learning all about this fascinating historical figure while also practicing reading comprehension and reading response skills.

In this historical heroes worksheet, children are introduced to Booker T. Washington, who rose from slavery to help found Tuskegee University and advocate for the educational and civl rights of fellow African Americans.

This worksheet is a brief introduction to the human rights activist and feminist Dorothy Pitman Hughes.

Young readers will love digging into this passage's cool guitar facts, and they'll get a nice reading comprehension workout in the process.

Children read the First Amendment, then complete a simple word scramble puzzle and answer reading comprehension questions.

Jump-start your kid's excitement about kangaroos! Together, you can learn some cool kangaroo facts, like how kangaroos can jump up to 30 feet.

Children learn the inspiring life story of historical hero Frederick Douglass, who rose from slavery to become a preeminent leader of the abolitionist movement, in this worksheet.