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Korean Question Words

Seventh graders learn the Korean question words (질문, jilmun) — 누구 (nugu, who), 무엇 (mueot, what), 어디 (eodi, where), 언제 (eonje, when), 왜 (wae, why). With these, they can ask about anything.

Grade 7Question Words50 minutes1 class periodACTFL / World LanguagesExplicit teaching4 StandardsACTFL
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Lesson at a Glance

Everything you need before the bell rings

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to…

  • ✓Learn question words.
  • ✓Match words to meanings.
  • ✓Ask real questions.
  • ✓Interview a partner.
Essential Question

Who, what, where, when, why? How do you ask questions in Korean?

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Interactive Task
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Match the Question Word

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The Lesson · Language Flow (Warm-Up · Present · Practice · Speak · Reflect)

50 minutes, five moves

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1

Warm-Up — Who? What? Where?

6 min

Who, what, where, when, why — how do you ask in Korean?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Ask “Eodi?” (where?).
  • Ask what it means.
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Listen.
  • Guess.
  • Get ready.
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Present — Question Words

12 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to Match the Question Word.
  • Match each one.
  • Say them aloud.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Match.
  • Say.
  • Repeat.
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Practice — Practice

13 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Ask “Mwo-yeyo?” (what is it?).
  • Ask “Eodi-yeyo?”
  • Use nugu.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Ask.
  • Ask.
  • Use it.
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Speak — Speak

13 min

Students speak.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Ask a partner a question.
  • Answer it.
  • Trade roles.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Ask.
  • Answer.
  • Trade.
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Reflect — Reflect

6 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name a question word.
  • Ask a question.
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Name one.
  • Ask it.
  • Complete the exit ticket.
Standards Alignment

Built to the standards you report on

Aligned to the ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (Novice-Mid).

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Communication 1.1

Interpersonal: ask & answer.

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Communication 1.2

Interpretive: understand questions.

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Comparisons 4.1

Compare question words.

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Communication 1.3

Presentational: form questions.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Question word cards with romanization.
  • Sentence frame: “___-yeyo?”
  • Model questions.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with mueot & eodi.
  • Match one pair at a time.
  • Use examples.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Add eotteoke (how).
  • Make an interview.
  • Ask 5 questions.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • ❓Question word cards
  • 💻Match the Question Word
  • 🗣️Interview sheets
  • ✏️Notebooks
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

질문 (jilmun)question누구 (nugu)who무엇 (mueot)what어디 (eodi)where언제 (eonje)when왜 (wae)why어떻게 (eotteoke)how몇 (myeot)how many
Evaluate

Exit Ticket

Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.

QUESTION 1
How do you say “where” in Korean?
어디 (eodi).
QUESTION 2
What does 누구 (nugu) mean?
Who.
QUESTION 3
What does 왜 (wae) mean?
Why.

Reflect: question words.

Have students ask a partner one question in Korean (like “Eodi-yeyo?”). A printable Korean questions sheet is in the World Languages library.

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Practice · Worksheet

Printable worksheet

A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.

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Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: 누구 (nugu), 몇 (myeot), 무엇 (mueot), 어디 (eodi), 어떻게 (eotteoke), 언제 (eonje), 왜 (wae), 질문 (jilmun)
  1. why
  2. how
  3. how many
  4. where
  5. when
  6. question
  7. who
  8. what

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. How do you say “where” in Korean?
  2. What does 누구 (nugu) mean?
  3. What does 왜 (wae) mean?
Answer key — Part A: 1) 왜 (wae) · 2) 어떻게 (eotteoke) · 3) 몇 (myeot) · 4) 어디 (eodi) · 5) 언제 (eonje) · 6) 질문 (jilmun) · 7) 누구 (nugu) · 8) 무엇 (mueot)
Part B: 1) 어디 (eodi). 2) Who. 3) Why.