Read and answer: a story of our own
A story has people, a place and events. We ask questions to understand it. Who asks about a person. What asks about a thing or what happens. Where asks about the place. Why asks for the reason, and the answer often starts with because. A story in the past simple tells what happened in order: first, then, after that. Read our story ‘The Blue Piece’. Then answer the questions. At home, read the story on pages 90–93 of your Student Book too. Do not look for the same words: just answer your own questions about it.
| Question word | Asks about | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Who | a person | Who found the blue piece? |
| What | a thing | What did Adel see? |
| Where | a place | Where did they walk? |
| Why | a reason | Why did Yara say wait? |
On Saturday Yara and her brother Adel walked on a nature trail with their aunt. The trail was quiet and sunny, and Adel carried the binoculars. First they looked at birds in a tree. Then Adel saw something blue near a rock. ‘Look, Yara! It is a piece of a pot,’ he said. He wanted to pick it up, but Yara said, ‘Wait! It may be very old. We must not take it.’ Instead they took a photo and went to find the ranger, Mr Sabry. Mr Sabry came and looked at it carefully. He called an archaeologist, a scientist who studies the things that people made long ago. The archaeologist said, ‘This is an important clue. Thank you for leaving it here.’ Adel and Yara felt proud.
Where did Yara and Adel walk?
They walked on a nature trail.
Why did they not pick up the blue piece?
Because it may be very old.
Story questions. After reading, the grown-up asks one Who, one What, one Where and one Why question. The child answers with a full sentence. Then the child asks the grown-up two questions. At the end, find one sentence with a feeling.