WH- STORY QUESTIONS

FALL EDITION!
WHO, WHERE, and WHAT
BY: Communication Community

WHO COMPREHENSION WHERE COMPREHENSION WHAT COMPREHENSION

QUESTIONS QUESTIONS QUESTIONS
Directions: Read the short story below. Then,
Directions: Read the short story below. Then,
answer the WHO questions about the story. Directions: Read the short story below. Then,
answer the WHERE questions about the story.
answer the WHAT questions about the story.
SOCCER GAME DAY
Emma wakes up and sees that her twin brother, Liam, isn’t in bed MAKING APPLE PIE
anymore. He is already awake. Emma walks out of their bedroom and sees
FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL
Sophia and her mom go to the grocery store. They are going to buy apples,
her dad cooking breakfast. Her grandma is drinking coffee. Liam is already It’s the first day of school and Arman puts on his T-shirt and shorts. He
a pie crust, and vanilla ice cream. They leave the grocery store and then
in his red soccer uniform! Liam is so excited about his first soccer game. goes to the kitchen and eats a bagel and a scrambled egg for breakfast. He
go to their friend Ashley’s house to bake. Sophia brings the groceries into
Emma is a little nervous about her game. Her dad is going to watch her drinks orange juice. His little sister eats applesauce and drinks milk. Then,
the kitchen. Sophia, her mom, and Ashley start making apple pie in the
soccer game. Her grandma is going to watch Liam’s soccer game. After, Arman collects his backpack and lunchbox to bring to school. His mom
kitchen. Once it goes into the oven, they go outside to wait for it to cook.
they are all going to go out to lunch. and sister wave as he gets on the bus.
When it’s done, they eat their apple pie and ice cream in the dining room.

1. WHO is cooking breakfast? 1. WHAT does Arman wear?

1. WHERE do Sophia and her mom buy the food?

2. WHO is drinking coffee? 2. WHAT does Arman eat for breakfast?

2. WHERE do they cook the food?

3. WHO has a soccer game? 3. WHAT does Arman's sister eat for breakfast?
3. WHERE do they make the pie?

4. WHO is going to watch Emma's soccer game?

4. WHAT does Arman bring to school?
4. WHERE do they wait while the pie cooks?

5. WHO is going out to lunch?

5. WHAT transportation does Arman take to school?
5. WHERE do they eat their apple pie and ice cream?

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How to Target Wh- Questions

WH- questions ask WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, and WHY, and are commonly targeted in classroom and
speech therapy settings. These types of questions are among the most common across day-to-day
interactions, so knowing how to answer WH- words/types of questions are important for effective
communication. Read our entire blog post about it.

Wh- Question Hierarchy

Generally speaking, who, where, and what questions are easier to understand as compared to when and
why questions. Because of this, we recommend working on these types of questions first before moving
on to the more complex wh- questions, when and why.

Beginning Wh- Question Activities for Fall

Fall tends to be a busy and fun season. Many people are back to school, participating in fall sports,
enjoying fall treats, and getting prepped for the fall holidays! In this freebie, we have composed short
paragraphs that explicitly target one type of wh- question. Repetition can be beneficial for individuals
who are learning these skills. We also created a paragraph that bring together all of these questions.

How to Use These Activities

We recommend reviewing the differences between wh- words before completing the activity. We like to
begin this task by presenting a visual, which we have included in this resource on page 2.

This activity can vary depending on skill level. For example, some individuals may answer the questions
using one word but you may encourage others to answer in short phrases or sentences. Providing
sentence stems or carrier phrases for answers, such as, “It is ___,” or “in the ___” can serve as a form of
prompting as well. Some individuals may benefit from options, such as, “Did they go ___ or ___?”
Individuals can answer verbally or in writing.

These activities are appropriate for individuals who use AAC systems as well! Depending on their
vocabulary systems, you may choose to modify questions or answers as you see best.

After reading the paragraph and answering questions, you may engage in additional reinforcement
activities, such as having individuals retell the story or draw a picture about it.

Feel free to customize the stories as well; if there is a particular grocery store in your area, use the name
of that instead of the generic “grocery store” location!

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WH Questions
TIPS AND STORIES
who
asking about people
1. Provide options if needed
2. Use the carrier phrase,
"It is ____."

Story: Soccer Game Day

where
asking about places
Story: Making Apple Pie

what
asking about things or actions
Story: First Day of School

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WHO COMPREHENSION
QUESTIONS
Directions: Read the short story below. Then,
answer the WHO questions about the story.

SOCCER GAME DAY

Emma wakes up and sees that her twin brother, Liam, is already awake.
Emma walks out of their bedroom and sees her dad cooking breakfast. Her
grandma is drinking coffee. Liam is already in his red soccer uniform!
Emma and Liam have soccer games today. Liam is so excited about his
first soccer game. Emma is a little nervous about her game. Her dad is
going to watch her soccer game. Her grandma is going to watch Liam’s
soccer game. After, they are all going to go out to lunch.

1. WHO is cooking breakfast?

2. WHO is drinking coffee?

3. WHO has a soccer game?

4. WHO is going to watch Emma's soccer game?

5. WHO is going out to lunch?

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WHERE COMPREHENSION
QUESTIONS
Directions: Read the short story below. Then,
answer the WHERE questions about the story.

MAKING APPLE PIE

Sophia and her mom go to the grocery store. They are going to buy apples,
a pie crust, and vanilla ice cream. They leave the grocery store and then
go to their friend Ashley’s house to bake. Sophia brings the groceries into
the kitchen. Sophia, her mom, and Ashley start making apple pie in the
kitchen. Once it goes into the oven, they go outside to wait for it to cook.
When it’s done, they eat their apple pie and ice cream in the dining room.

1. WHERE do Sophia and her mom buy the food?

2. WHERE do they go to bake?

3. WHERE do they make the pie?

4. WHERE do they wait while the pie cooks?

5. WHERE do they eat their apple pie and ice cream?

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WHAT COMPREHENSION
QUESTIONS

Directions: Read the short story below. Then,

answer the WHAT questions about the story.

FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL

It’s the first day of school and Arman puts on his T-shirt and shorts. He
goes to the kitchen and eats a bagel and a scrambled egg for breakfast. He
drinks orange juice. His little sister eats applesauce and drinks milk. Then,
Arman collects his backpack and lunchbox to bring to school. His mom
and sister wave as he gets on the bus.

1. WHAT does Arman wear?

2. WHAT does Arman eat for breakfast?

3. WHAT does Arman's sister eat for breakfast?

4. WHAT does Arman bring to school?

5. WHAT transportation does Arman take to school?

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WH- COMPREHENSION
QUESTIONS

Directions: Read the short story below. Then,

answer the WHO, WHERE, and WHAT questions
about the story.

FALL BOOK FAIR

Samira empties her backpack to make sure there’s a lot of space for what
she’s bringing home later. It’s the day of the Fall Book Fair! When she gets
to school, she sees teachers setting up for the Fall Book Fair in the
cafeteria. Her class is going to the book fair after lunch to buy books.
Samira picks out two mystery books and a dog keychain. She cannot wait
to show her dad!

1. WHAT does Samira empty?

2. WHERE is the Fall Book Fair?

3. WHO is setting up the books?

4. WHAT does Samira get at the fair?

5. WHO is Samira going to show her things to?

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 ANSWER KEY
WHO QUESTIONS WHERE QUESTIONS WHAT QUESTIONS WH- QUESTIONS

Soccer Game Day: Making Apple Pie: First Day of School: Fall Book Fair:
1. Dad 1. Grocery store 1. T-shirt and shorts 1. Backpack
2. Grandma 2. Ashley's house 2. Bagel and egg 2. Cafeteria (school)
3. Emma and Liam 3. Kitchen 3. Applesauce 3. Teachers
4. Dad 4. Outside 4. Backpack and 4. 2 mystery books,
5. Everyone (Emma, Liam, 5. Dining room lunchbox keychain
Dad, Grandma) 5. Bus 5. Dad

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Soccer Game Day: Sketchify
Making Apple Pie: djvstock2
First Day of School: yupiramos
Fall Book Fair: gstudioimagen2