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Question Words

Class 2

🎯 Learning Objectives

Students will learn the six question words: What, Who, Where, When, Why, How.
Students will understand what each question word asks about.
Students will ask and answer questions using these words.
Students will use question words in Indian daily life contexts.

📖 Let Us Begin!

Every day we ask many questions. "What is your name?" "Where do you live?" "When is Diwali?" These questions start with special words called question words. The six most important question words are: What, Who, Where, When, Why, and How. Let us learn what each one asks!

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The Six Question Words

Question Word	It asks about...	Example Question
What	a thing or action	What is your name?
Who	a person	Who is your teacher?
Where	a place	Where do you live?
When	a time	When is Diwali?
Why	a reason	Why are you crying?
How	the way something is done	How do you go to school?

Think: All question words start with the letter "W" or "H". That is why we call them "Wh-words"!

Questions and Answers

Question	Answer
What do you eat for breakfast?	I eat roti and dal.
Who is your best friend?	My best friend is Meena.
Where is your school?	My school is near the park.
When do you wake up?	I wake up at 6 o'clock.
Why do you like mangoes?	I like mangoes because they are sweet.
How do you go to school?	I go to school by bus.

More Examples with Indian Context

Question	Answer
What festival is in October?	Diwali is in October.
Who is the farmer in the field?	Ravi's father is the farmer.
Where is the Taj Mahal?	The Taj Mahal is in Agra.
When do we fly kites?	We fly kites on Makar Sankranti.
Why do we light diyas?	We light diyas on Diwali to celebrate.
How do we make roti?	We make roti with flour and water.

Question Words in Daily Life

Situation	Question You Can Ask
You see a new student	What is your name? Where are you from?
You hear a loud noise	What was that? Where did it come from?
Your friend is absent	Why is Ravi not here today?
You want to learn a game	How do you play this game?
You want to know the time	When does the bell ring?

📝 Key Words

Question Word	Asks About
What	A thing or action
Who	A person
Where	A place
When	A time
Why	A reason
How	The way something is done

⭐ Key Points to Remember

Question words help us ask questions.
What — asks about a thing. Who — asks about a person.
Where — asks about a place. When — asks about a time.
Why — asks for a reason. How — asks about the way.
Questions end with a question mark (?), not a full stop.
All question words start with "W" or "H" — we call them Wh-words.

✏️ Practice Questions

A. Fill in the Blanks

1. is your name? (What / Who)

2. do you live? (Where / When)

3. is your teacher? (What / Who)

4. do you go to school? (How / Why)

5. is Diwali? (Where / When)

B. Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which question word asks about a place?

(a) What(b) Who(c) Where(d) When

2. Which question word asks about a person?

(a) What(b) Who(c) Where(d) How

3. "_____ are you crying?" Which question word fits?

(a) What(b) Where(c) Why(d) Who

4. Which question word asks about time?

(a) What(b) When(c) Where(d) Who

5. "_____ do you make tea?" Which question word fits?

(a) Who(b) Where(c) When(d) How

C. Short Answer Questions

1. Write a question using "Where" about your school.

2. Answer this question: "What do you eat for lunch?"

3. Write one question each using "Who" and "When".

D. True or False

1. "Where" asks about a place.

2. "Who" asks about a thing.

3. Questions end with a question mark (?).

4. "How" asks about a reason.

5. "When" asks about time.

E. Match the Following

Question Word	Asks About
1. What	a. A person
2. Who	b. A place
3. Where	c. A time
4. When	d. A thing or action
5. Why	e. A reason

🎨 Fun Activity — Ask and Answer!

Write a question and answer for each question word.

Question Word	My Question	My Answer
What
Who
Where
When
Why
How

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🎯 Learning Objectives

Students will learn the six question words: What, Who, Where, When, Why, How.
Students will understand what each question word asks about.
Students will ask and answer questions using these words.
Students will use question words in Indian daily life contexts.

📖 Let Us Begin!

The Six Question Words

Question Word	It asks about...	Example Question
What	a thing or action	What is your name?
Who	a person	Who is your teacher?
Where	a place	Where do you live?
When	a time	When is Diwali?
Why	a reason	Why are you crying?
How	the way something is done	How do you go to school?

All question words start with "W" or "H". That is why we call them "Wh-words"!

Questions and Answers

Question	Answer
What do you eat for breakfast?	I eat roti and dal.
Who is your best friend?	My best friend is Meena.
Where is your school?	My school is near the park.
When do you wake up?	I wake up at 6 o'clock.
Why do you like mangoes?	I like mangoes because they are sweet.
How do you go to school?	I go to school by bus.

More Examples with Indian Context

Question	Answer
What festival is in October?	Diwali is in October.
Who is the farmer in the field?	Ravi's father is the farmer.
Where is the Taj Mahal?	The Taj Mahal is in Agra.
When do we fly kites?	We fly kites on Makar Sankranti.
Why do we light diyas?	We light diyas on Diwali to celebrate.
How do we make roti?	We make roti with flour and water.

Question Words in Daily Life

Situation	Question You Can Ask
You see a new student	What is your name? Where are you from?
You hear a loud noise	What was that? Where did it come from?
Your friend is absent	Why is Ravi not here today?
You want to learn a game	How do you play this game?
You want to know the time	When does the bell ring?

⭐ Key Points to Remember

Question words help us ask questions.
What — asks about a thing. Who — asks about a person.
Where — asks about a place. When — asks about a time.
Why — asks for a reason. How — asks about the way.
Questions end with a question mark (?), not a full stop.
All question words start with "W" or "H" — we call them Wh-words.

A. Fill in the Blanks

1. is your name? (What / Who)

2. do you live? (Where / When)

3. is your teacher? (What / Who)

4. do you go to school? (How / Why)

5. is Diwali? (Where / When)

B. Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which question word asks about a place?

(a) What(b) Who(c) Where(d) When

2. Which question word asks about a person?

(a) What(b) Who(c) Where(d) How

3. "_____ are you crying?" Which question word fits?

(a) What(b) Where(c) Why(d) Who

4. Which question word asks about time?

(a) What(b) When(c) Where(d) Who

5. "_____ do you make tea?" Which question word fits?

(a) Who(b) Where(c) When(d) How

C. Short Answer Questions

1. Write a question using "Where" about your school.

2. Answer this question: "What do you eat for lunch?"

3. Write one question each using "Who" and "When".

D. True or False

1. "Where" asks about a place.

2. "Who" asks about a thing.

3. Questions end with a question mark (?).

4. "How" asks about a reason.

5. "When" asks about time.

E. Match the Following

Question Word	Asks About
1. What	a. A person
2. Who	b. A place
3. Where	c. A time
4. When	d. A thing or action
5. Why	e. A reason

🎨 Fun Activity — Ask and Answer!

Write a question and answer for each question word.

Question Word	My Question	My Answer
What
Who
Where
When
Why
How

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Question Words

🎯 Learning Objectives

📖 Let Us Begin!

The Six Question Words

Questions and Answers

More Examples with Indian Context

Question Words in Daily Life

📝 Key Words

✏️ Practice Questions

Question Words

Question Words — Practice