Information Questions

Information questions can not be answered

using yes or no or I dont know because
they ask about specific information.

These questions sometimes use do before the

subject of the sentence.

Use this question

word:

To Talk About:
a thing or fact

a location/place
a time (day, month, year)
a person
a way or method
a reason

Information questions use two basic

patterns:
1. Wh- Word + Verb + Subject!
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Who is he?

2. Wh- Word + do + Subject + Verb!

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Where do they live?

Who is he?

Who?
Use who when you want information about a
person

Who do you sit next to in class?

Who is your favorite teacher?

What is the date?

What?
Use what when you want information about a
thing

What are you doing for dinner?

What did you do last night?

When do we have class?

When?
Use when if you want information about the
time something happens.

When are you going to do your homework?

When is your birthday?

How did he score?

How?
Use how when you want to know the way
something is done OR when you want to know the
quality/quantity.

How are you feeling?

How was school today?

How much is 5+5?

How much? How many?

Use how when you want to know the
quality or quantity of something.

How much money do you have?

How is the soccer game?

Why did he slip?

Why?
Use why when you want to know the reason for
something

Why do you want to be a teacher?

Why do you want to learn English?

Where was Justin Bieber?

Where?

Use where when you want information about a

place.

Where do you live?

Where are you?

How Do You Answer These Questions?

You answer these questions using the same verb!

Examples:
Where do you live?

I live in Patchogue, New York.

What is todays date?

Todays date is October 28th.

How do you feel?

I feel great, thanks!

1. Who is the man in the

white coat?
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2. What is he doing?
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3. Where do you think they

are?
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4. Why do you go to the

dentist?
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5. Why do you think he is

here?

Try it out!!

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2.
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3.
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4.
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5.

Answers!

Make your own WH- questions

Answer some questions on your own.

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Who

is the video about?

Where

is he from?

What

did he do better than

everyone else?

What

did he need to do in
order to go higher?

What

did he need to build

in order to go higher?

The Birth of Big Air

Answer some questions on your own.

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What

is the name of the

boy that we meet in the
beginning?

Who

is he in with?

What

ball?

takes, or gets the

Who

signed the ball?

How

does the dog get out?

The Sandlot

Rrrrrroberto Clemente

When was Roberto Clemente born?

Where was Roberto born?

Who worked on a farm?

Where did Roberto play for 18 years?

What sport did Roberto play?

Why did he want to go to Nicaragua?

How did Roberto die?

Who is your favorite celebrity or

athlete?
If you were talking to that
person, what information
questions would you ask them?
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Create at least 10 Wh- questions you

would ask your favorite celebrity or
athlete.
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