Where questions · 3 levels

Where Questions for Kids: Picture Practice

A where question asks for a place. Our Where practice shows an illustrated scene and asks where something is, from the setting at level 1 ("Where are the kids playing?") to spatial concepts like under, behind and next to at level 2, and places that aren't shown at level 3 ("Where will the kids go when recess is over?"). There are about 375 where questions.

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  • Level 2 doubles as spatial-concept practice
  • Level 3 asks for a place the child has to infer
  • The who/what/where deck covers the same word for Pre-K to 2nd grade
Illustrated scene of kids building a sandcastle
Level 1: Where are the kids playing?
Illustrated scene of a family decorating for the holidays
Level 2: Where are the stockings hanging?
Illustrated scene of recess at the playground
Level 3: Where will the kids go when recess is over?

Where to practise where questions

The Where practice in WH Questions, the who/what/where deck, and worksheets for home.

WH Questions scene: a family shopping at the grocery store

In-app practice

WH Questions practice

An illustrated scene with a question about it. The picture stays on screen while the child answers, so it is a comprehension task, not a memory test.

  • Six practices (who, what, where, when, why, how) plus a mixed set
  • Three levels in each: look and find, look closely, use clues
  • Over 150 illustrated scenes and about 2,100 questions
  • 10 questions a session, at most two from one picture; answers kept by question type
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WH-Questions: Who, What, Where deck cover

Ready-made deck · Pre-K–2nd grade

WH-Questions: Who, What, Where

A 16-card Magic Studio deck for the three earliest question words, with picture answers so a non-reader can play.

  • Ten picture multiple-choice questions ("Who helps you when you are sick?")
  • Three typed-answer cards and a who/what/where sort
  • About ten minutes; share it with a student by PIN
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WH Questions scene: lunch in the school cafeteria

Printable generator

WH question worksheets

Generate a printable sheet of short scenarios with WH questions for carryover at home or in a classroom.

  • Pick any mix of who, what, where, when, why and how
  • 5, 8 or 10 questions a sheet, reading level Pre-K to 5th grade, answers shown or hidden
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Real where questions, one from each level

Taken from the practice as they appear: the picture, the question and the choices (level 1 shows two of them in the game). The right answer is marked.

Illustrated scene of kids building a sandcastle

Level 1

Where are the kids playing?

  • At a pool
  • On a beach(the right answer)
  • In a sandbox
Illustrated scene of a family decorating for the holidays

Level 2

Where are the stockings hanging?

  • On the door
  • On the tree
  • On the fireplace(the right answer)
Illustrated scene of recess at the playground

Level 3

Where will the kids go when recess is over?

  • Into the ocean
  • Back into the school(the right answer)
  • To the movies

Teaching where questions

Where answers are places, and many children first answer them with a time or a thing. "Where do you sleep?" "At night." Name the category ("Where means a place") and point to it in the picture.

Level 2 where questions use spatial words: under, behind, next to, between, on top of. If spatial concepts are a separate goal, these questions practise both at once.

How the three levels work

Every question word has three levels, following the usual clinical progression from literal to inferential questions. Level 1 is literal and obvious, with two choices: point to a big thing in the picture. Level 2 is literal but needs looking: a smaller detail, a spatial word, telling two people apart, with three choices. Level 3 is inferential, with three choices: use clues in the picture plus what you know about the world.

Every question was checked against its picture: the right answer is plainly true in the image and every wrong answer plainly false. A session is 10 questions of one type and level, at most two from the same picture.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a where question?
A question that asks for a place: "Where is the cat?", "Where do fish swim?". It is one of the first question words children understand, with who and what.
How are the where questions levelled?
Level 1: the setting or an obvious location, two choices. Level 2: spatial concepts for smaller things. Level 3: infer a place not shown ("Where are they going?").
How much does it cost?
Every account starts with a 7-day free trial of everything, with no card needed. After that it is $9.99 a month or $79.99 a year, and you can cancel anytime.

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WH questions games

All six question words, the deck and the worksheets.

Who questions

Picture practice for "who" questions, three levels.

What questions

Picture practice for "what" questions, three levels.

When questions

Picture practice for "when" questions, three levels.

Why questions

Picture practice for "why" questions, three levels.

How questions

Picture practice for "how" questions, three levels.

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