Worked example
Complete this direct question: Where is the blue bag
Answer & why
Answer: ?
Where is the blue bag asks for information and needs a question mark.
Grade 2 · Reading & language
Choose punctuation for a statement or question
Distinguish a direct question from a statement and choose its ending punctuation.
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Question 1
Complete this direct question: Did you feed the fish
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A hint
A direct question asks for information and ends with a question mark; a calm statement ends with a period.
Answer & why
Answer: ?
Did you feed the fish is a direct yes-or-no question.
Question 2
Complete this calm statement: Our garden has three trees
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A hint
A direct question asks for information and ends with a question mark; a calm statement ends with a period.
Answer & why
Answer: .
The sentence calmly states information and ends with a period.
Question 3
Complete this direct question: Which book will we read
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A hint
A direct question asks for information and ends with a question mark; a calm statement ends with a period.
Answer & why
Answer: ?
Which book will we read asks the reader to supply information.
Question 4
Complete this calm statement: We walk home after school
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A hint
A direct question asks for information and ends with a question mark; a calm statement ends with a period.
Answer & why
Answer: .
This tells what we do, so the requested calm statement ends with a period.
Question 5
Complete this direct question: Where is the blue bag
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A hint
A direct question asks for information and ends with a question mark; a calm statement ends with a period.
Answer & why
Answer: ?
Where is the blue bag asks for information and needs a question mark.
Question 6
Complete this calm statement: The bus stops here
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A hint
A direct question asks for information and ends with a question mark; a calm statement ends with a period.
Answer & why
Answer: .
The sentence tells a fact rather than asking a question.