Who, what, where, when, why, and how

The five W's are Who, What, When, Where, and _____. 

• Whether
• Which
• Why
• Whenever

What is the main purpose of the 5 W's?

• to discover the main idea
• to find important details
• to learn about the author
• to understand why the story was written

What is it?

• because she is hungry.
• It's on the table.
• 7:30 in the morning.
• It's breakfast.

Who is it?

• It's the doctor.
• She's at home.
• because she likes to help people
• It's on Monday morning.

When is lunch?

• It's very nice.
• It's on the beach.
• It's orange juice.
• It's at noon.

Where is he?

• He's my Dad.

• He's at home in bed.

• It's half past two.

• It's a clock.

Why can't we go to the zoo

• It is a Zoo

• There is no bus

• The Zoo is closed.

• There are lions

How will we get to the store?

• Walk

• Ride a school bus

• Take the city bus

• Fly in a plane

What question was asked?

Answer: They are on the beach.

• Who are they?

• What are they?

• Where are they?

• When are they?

What question was asked?

Answer: It's a cat.

• Who is it?

• What is it?

• Where is it?

• When is it?