Reasons and Facts is a free printable Kindergarten English worksheet on telling a reason apart from a fact, aligned to Common Core standard RI.K.8. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
Set 15 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.
Reasons and Facts
RI.K.8
NameDate
Read the text, then answer the questions.
1.Read the text, then answer the questions.
Day and Night
The Earth turns around once every day. When your side of the Earth faces the Sun, it is day. When your side turns away from the Sun, it is night. The Sun does not go out. Your side of the Earth has just turned away.
1. How often does the Earth turn around once?
2. The author says the Sun does not go out. What reason is given?
3. When is it day?
2.Read the text, then answer the questions.
Ants
Ants are insects. An ant has six legs. Ants live together in a nest. Some ants dig tunnels. Some ants carry food. An ant can lift something much bigger than itself. Ants work as a team.
1. Where do ants live?
2. The text says ants work as a team. What reason is given?
3. How many legs does an ant have?
LessonPrint · RI.K.8 · Set 15 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Reasons and Facts
Set 15. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Once every day. 2. Your side of the Earth has just turned away from it. 3. When your side of the Earth faces the Sun.
2.1. Together in a nest. 2. Together they dig tunnels and carry food. 3. Six.
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RI.K.8 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.