Chapter 15 — Questions and Answers
We ask questions when we want to know something. Questions help us learn about people, things, places, times and reasons.
In this chapter, you will learn how to understand and ask simple questions using words such as who, what, where, when and why. You will also learn how to give simple answers to these questions.
Why This Chapter Matters
Asking and answering questions is an important part of everyday communication. We ask questions at home, at school and when talking with other people.
Different question words help us ask about different kinds of information.
Learning how to ask and answer simple questions helps children understand conversations, stories, instructions and everyday situations.
What You Will Learn
- What a question is.
- How to recognise simple questions.
- How to ask who questions.
- How to ask what questions.
- How to ask where questions.
- How to ask when questions.
- How to ask why questions.
- How to answer simple questions.
Before You Begin
Before starting this chapter, you should be able to read simple words and sentences and understand basic everyday vocabulary.
You should also know the names of people, places, things and common actions. These words will help you understand and answer simple questions.
Understanding the Learning Sequence
The lessons first explain what a question is. You will then learn different question words one at a time before practising how to give simple answers.
This sequence helps you understand what each question word asks for before you practise using it in everyday sentences.
Lessons in This Chapter
Complete the lessons in the order shown below.
Important Ideas
- A question is used to ask for information.
- Who asks about a person or people.
- What asks about a thing, action or information.
- Where asks about a place or location.
- When asks about a time.
- Why asks about a reason.
- Answers should match the information asked for.
- Questions and answers are useful in everyday communication.
Chapter Practice
- What is a question?
- Which question word asks about a person?
- Which question word asks about a thing?
- Which question word asks about a place?
- Which question word asks about a time?
- Which question word asks about a reason?
- Complete: ___ is your teacher?
- Complete: ___ is your school?
- Complete: ___ do you wake up?
- Complete: ___ are you happy?
Quick Revision
Questions help us ask for information. We can use question words such as who, what, where, when and why.
Who asks about people, what asks about things or information, where asks about places, when asks about time, and why asks about reasons.
Continue Learning
Start with Lesson 1 — What Is a Question? and complete the lessons in sequence.