New York State Elementary Test Prep- ELA 4- 2nd Grade - Ask Questions; Where, Why and How

When you read you should always ask yourself:

	WHERE? Where does the story or poem take place? Is it in the forest, house, outside, inside etc.
	HOW? You want to know how something happens in a story or poem.
	WHY? You want to know why something happens in a story or poem.
Read the poem below and see if you can pick out WHERE, HOW and WHY.

Bring Your Own Lunch
by Bruce Lansky

Don't eat school lunches--
not even a lick.
They might make you nauseous.
They might make you sick.

Just take a small bite and
you'll start to feel ill.
If the veggies don't get you,
the meatloaf sure will.

Where	The poem takes place in school.
How	You will get sick if you eat, lick or take a small bite.
Why	They might make you nauseous. They might make you sick

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Click on the chalkboard to practice how to ask the questions where, why and how.