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Year 4 English — Who, what and where

Answer who, what, where and when questions about a sentence you have read.

Name: ________________________

  1. 1.On Monday the class went to the zoo. Where did they go?

    • a) To the zoo
    • b) To the park
    • c) To the shop
    • d) To the sea

  2. 2.A green bird sat on the roof and sang. Where did the bird sit?

    • a) In a tree
    • b) On the ground
    • c) In a nest
    • d) On the roof

  3. 3.The girl found her red ball under the bed. What did she find?

    • a) Her red shoe
    • b) A red bed
    • c) Her red ball
    • d) A red bird

  4. 4.Which question word does each answer go with?

    Groups: Who · What · Where

    • into the garden
    • a song
    • on the roof
    • a green bird
    • a red ball
    • the little dog

  5. 5.Match each question word to what it asks for.

    • Who
    • What
    • Where
    • When
    • the place
    • the thing that happens
    • the time
    • the person or animal

  6. 6.On Monday the class went to the zoo. When did they go?

    • a) On Friday
    • b) On Sunday
    • c) On Monday
    • d) At night

  7. 7.A green bird sat on the roof and sang. Who sang?

    • a) A green bird
    • b) The roof
    • c) A green cat
    • d) A boy

  8. 8.The girl found her red ball under the bed. Where was the ball?

    • a) On the bed
    • b) Under the bed
    • c) Under the chair
    • d) In the box

Answer key — Year 4 English — Who, what and where

  1. 1. a) To the zoo
  2. 2. d) On the roof
  3. 3. c) Her red ball
  4. 4. the little dog → Who; into the garden → Where; a green bird → Who; on the roof → Where; a red ball → What; a song → What
  5. 5. Who → the person or animal; What → the thing that happens; Where → the place; When → the time
  6. 6. c) On Monday
  7. 7. a) A green bird
  8. 8. b) Under the bed