Both contain a subject and a verb and end with a punctuation mark. Both are used to give or get information. Paragraphs can have both. Statements give information about people, places, things, or ideas. They always end with a period.
Questions ask for information about people, places, things, or ideas.
They always end with a question mark. Read the passage below and then fill in the cycle diagram. People who live in a community pay taxes. The tax money is used to pay workers who provide services to the community. Policemen, firemen, workers who repair streets and roads, and secretaries who keep city records are paid by money that comes from taxes.