So, what do the 5 Ws mean? The five w questions are essential questions that are asked to learn about a person, event, or text. For example:
- Who is your hero?
- If you could live anywhere, where would it be?
- What’s your favorite food?
- What genre of films do you like?
- If you could have any superpower, what would it be?
- What’s your most minor famous school subject?
- Do you play a musical instrument?
These questions can help you collect crucial information about events and are essential for children to learn. Check out the simple example questions to see how the five w questions work.
- What is it about?
- What happened?
- When did it take place?
- Where did it take place?
- Why did it happen?
Examples of the5 w questions
| When | When is dinner? | When did they arrive? | Where did she leave her shoes? |
| Where | Where did they go on holiday? | Where was the fire? | Where was the play? |
| What | What did he say? | What time is it? | What happened yesterday? |
| Why | Why did the tree fall | Why was Sarah mad at Sam? | Why are the chairs missing? |
| Who | Who was at the door? | Who was at the play | Who stole the car? |
