What Happened and Why is a free printable Kindergarten English worksheet on linking two things that happen in a story, aligned to Common Core standard RL.K.1. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions, 23 of them with 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 17 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. 23 of these 25 sets ask different questions — this skill does not have 25 questions to give. The rest reorder them, so no two pupils have the same paper in front of them.
What Happened and Why
RL.K.1
NameDate
Read the story, then answer the questions.
1.Read the text, then answer the questions.
New Shoes
Ada got new shoes. They were shiny and green. On the first day she walked slowly so they would stay clean. Then she saw a puddle. Ada stopped. She looked at the puddle for a long time. Then she jumped in with both feet.
1. Why did Ada stop?
2. Do you think Ada's shoes stayed clean? How do you know?
2.Read the text, then answer the questions.
Nia's Hat
The wind took Nia's blue hat. It rolled down the hill. Nia ran after it. The hat stopped by a big rock. Nia picked it up and held it tight. She walked home with two hands on her hat.
1. Was the day windy or still? How do you know?
2. Why did Nia run?
LessonPrint · RL.K.1 · Set 17 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — What Happened and Why
Set 17. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Because she saw a puddle and had to decide what to do. 2. No — she jumped in the puddle with both feet.
2.1. Windy — the wind took Nia's hat. 2. Because the wind blew her hat down the hill.
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RL.K.1 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.