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The Missing Handbell

Read an original short play about a school handbell concert, then answer who, what, where, when, why and how questions about its key details.

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Aligned toRL.2.1

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  • 1 Common Core standard
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  • 11 questions
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Format
Interactive · Printable
Grade
Grade 2
Subject
ELA
Question types
Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Circle the answer, Sorting, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

  • Students answer who, what, where and when questions about the key details of a short play.
  • Students answer why and how questions using details from the play.
  • Students tell which character says each line of the play.

How to use

Read the play aloud in parts, with students taking the roles of Priya, Jonah and Ms. Ruiz. Then have students reread the numbered parts as they answer each question.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

RL.2.1

Ask and answer who, what, where, when, why, and how questions to show understanding of a story's key details.

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The Missing Handbell

Read a short play and answer who, what, where, when, why and how questions.

Read the play

The Missing Handbell

1(The music room at school. It is the evening of the spring concert. Bells sit in a row on a long table.)

2MS. RUIZ: The concert starts in ten minutes! Everyone, put on your white gloves and pick up your bell.

3PRIYA: Oh no! My bell is gone. It is the smallest one, and it rings the highest note.

4JONAH: Let's look under the table. (Jonah crawls under the table.) I only see a pencil down here.

5MS. RUIZ: Did you check the bell case, Priya?

6PRIYA: Yes, but it is empty. (She shakes her gloves to put them on. Something jingles.) Wait! What was that?

7JONAH: It came from your glove!

8PRIYA: (She reaches into a glove and pulls out a tiny bell.) I tucked my bell in here after practice so it would not get scratched. I forgot!

9MS. RUIZ: (laughing) Now our song will have every note. Let's go ring!

Who, what, where and when

Look back at the play. The numbers help you find each part.

1.
Where does the play take place?
  • A. in the gym at school
  • B. on a stage at the park
  • C. in the music room at school
  • D. in the kitchen at Priya's house
2.
When does the play take place?
  • A. the morning after the concert
  • B. the evening of the spring concert
  • C. at lunch on a school day
  • D. the night before the first practice
3.
Read part 2. How many minutes until the concert starts? Write the number.

The concert starts in   minutes.

4.
Who crawls under the table to look for the bell?
  • A. Priya
  • B. Jonah
  • C. Ms. Ruiz
5.
Read part 4. What does Jonah see under the table? Write the word.

Jonah only sees a   under the table.

6.
Who says each line in the play? Sort the lines.
"Did you check the bell case, Priya?""My bell is gone.""I forgot!""It came from your glove!""Let's go ring!""Let's look under the table."
PriyaJonahMs. Ruiz

Why and how

Use details from the play to answer.

7.
Why does Priya say, "Oh no!" in part 3?
  • A. Her gloves are too big.
  • B. Her bell is missing.
  • C. The concert is over.
  • D. She dropped her pencil.
8.
How does Priya find her bell?
  • A. Jonah finds it under the long table.
  • B. Ms. Ruiz finds it in the bell case.
  • C. She hears it jingle in her glove.
  • D. She sees it in the row of bells.
9.
Read part 8 again. Underline the sentence that tells why Priya put her bell in her glove.

(She reaches into a glove and pulls out a tiny bell.)I tucked my bell in here after practice so it would not get scratched.I forgot!

10.
Why is Ms. Ruiz happy at the end of the play?
  • A. Jonah found her lost pencil.
  • B. Priya has new white gloves.
  • C. The concert will start later.
  • D. The song will have every note.
11.
How does Jonah try to help Priya? Use details from the play.

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