Developing a report narrative depends on providing answers to __ questions that begin with the letter 'W'.

Developing a report narrative depends on providing answers to __ questions that begin with the letter 'W'.

• A. 2
• B. 5
• C. 3
• D. 4

Answer: (B)

In a report narrative, you build the story around the five Ws: who, what, where, when, and why. Each of these questions targets a essential detail readers need: who is involved, what happened, where it occurred, when it happened, and why it matters or occurred. All five start with the letter W, so there are five such questions. That’s why the correct count is five. (Note that how is often useful too, but it starts with H, not W, so it isn’t counted in this set.)

In a report narrative, you build the story around the five Ws: who, what, where, when, and why. Each of these questions targets a essential detail readers need: who is involved, what happened, where it occurred, when it happened, and why it matters or occurred. All five start with the letter W, so there are five such questions. That’s why the correct count is five. (Note that how is often useful too, but it starts with H, not W, so it isn’t counted in this set.)