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.

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Reasons and Facts

RI.K.8

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Read the text, then answer the questions.

1.Read the text, then answer the questions.

Where Rain Comes From

The Sun warms water in lakes and seas. Some water goes up into the air. High up, the air is cold. The water makes tiny drops. The drops join to make a cloud. When the drops get heavy, they fall as rain.

1. The text says the drops fall. What reason is given?
2. What do the tiny drops join to make?
3. What warms the water in lakes and seas?

2.Read the text, then answer the questions.

Four Seasons

A year has four seasons. In spring, new leaves grow. In summer, the days are long and warm. In autumn, leaves turn red and gold and fall down. In winter, the days are short and cold. Then spring comes again.

1. Which season has short, cold days?
2. What happens to leaves in autumn?
3. Why does the author say spring comes again?

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Answer key — Reasons and Facts

Set 23. Prints on its own sheet.

1.1. They fall when they get heavy. 2. A cloud. 3. The Sun.
2.1. Winter. 2. They turn red and gold and fall down. 3. Because the four seasons go round in a circle every year.

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RI.K.8 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.