Language and Literacy

Questions About Work

Questions with Who?, What?, Where?, and When?

You can use the words Who, What, Where, or When to start a question.

Photograph of a bicycle messenger in motion

Use Who to ask about a person.

Who are you?

Use What to ask about a thing.

What is in your bag?

Use Where to ask about a place.

Where is the shop?

Use When to ask about a time.

When can you deliver the box?

Match Questions and Answers

Read each question. Find the sentence that answers it.

Take turns reading the questions and answers with a partner.

    Example

  • 1. Who is the bike messenger?

  • E. Ben is the bike messenger.

    Questions

  • 1. Who is the bike messenger?

  • 2. What is in his bag?

  • 3. Where is his helmet?

  • 4. When is his next delivery?

  • 5. Where is Ben?
    Answers

  • A. His helmet is on his head.

  • B. A box is in his bag.

  • C. His next delivery is at 8:30.

  • D. Ben is in the city.

  • E. Ben is the bike messenger.

Write Questions and Answers Illustration of the pen icon

Make a question to go with each answer. Then write the question and answer.

    Example

  • 6. What is in the bag? A box of candy is in the bag.

  • 6. What _____? A box of candy is in the bag.

  • 7. What _____? It is a birthday present for Mr. Lee.

  • 8. Where _____? His office is in that tall building.

  • 9. When _____? His birthday is tomorrow.

  • 10. Who _____? Ben can deliver the box.

  • 11. Where _____? Ben is near the tall building.

  • 12. When _____? Ben is ready to deliver the box now!