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Question Marks — Answers

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Year 2 · English · Punctuation

Question Marks — Answers

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Part A — Which one is a question?

A question asks for an answer and ends with a question mark (?). A statement tells us something and ends with a full stop. Circle the question.

1.Which sentence needs a question mark?
  1. AI have a red bike
  2. BWhere is my bike
  3. CMy bike is red
  4. DI ride my bike

Answer: Where is my bike

'Where is my bike' is asking something, so it needs a question mark.

2.Which sentence needs a question mark?
  1. ACan you swim
  2. BI can swim
  3. CWe swim on Fridays
  4. DThe pool is cold

Answer: Can you swim

'Can you swim' asks for an answer.

3.Which sentence needs a question mark?
  1. AThe cake is yummy
  2. BWe ate cake
  3. CWho made the cake
  4. DCake is my favourite

Answer: Who made the cake

'Who' is a question word.

4.Which sentence needs a question mark?
  1. AIt is raining
  2. BGrab your coat
  3. CThe sky is grey
  4. DIs it raining

Answer: Is it raining

'Is it raining' is asking, not telling.

Part B — Add the end mark

Write a full stop (.) or a question mark (?) at the end of each sentence.

5.What time is it

Answer: ?

6.The bus is late

Answer: .

7.Do you like mangoes

Answer: ?

8.My nan lives in Darwin

Answer: .

9.How old is your brother

Answer: ?

10.We planted seeds today

Answer: .

Part C — True or false?

Circle True or False.

11.A question ends with a full stop.

Answer: False

A question ends with a question mark.

12.Words like who, what, where and when often start questions.

Answer: True

13.Every sentence needs a question mark.

Answer: False

Only questions need a question mark.

14.A question asks for an answer.

Answer: True

Part D — Your turn

15.Write three questions you could ask a new friend. Remember the question mark!

Model answer: What is your favourite game? Do you have any pets? Where do you live?

Success criteria:

  • Three questions written
  • Each one ends with a question mark
  • Each one starts with a capital letter
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