What Happened and Why is a free printable Kindergarten English worksheet on matching what happened in a story to why it happened, 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 that each ask different questions, so no two students 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. All 25 sets ask different questions.
What Happened and Why
RL.K.1
NameDate
Draw a line from what happened to why it happened.
1.Match what happened to why it happened.
Kim laughed and laughed.
Jo looked under her bed.
Ana smiled and clapped.
Pip the dog barked at the door.
A.She lost her shoe.
B.Someone knocked.
C.Her friend told a funny joke.
D.She won the race.
2.Match what happened to why it happened.
Max got a bandage.
The ice cream melted.
Sam washed his hands.
The cat ran up a tree.
A.They were muddy.
B.A big dog chased it.
C.The sun was hot.
D.He cut his knee.
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. Kim laughed and laughed. — C (Her friend told a funny joke.) 2. Jo looked under her bed. — A (She lost her shoe.) 3. Ana smiled and clapped. — D (She won the race.) 4. Pip the dog barked at the door. — B (Someone knocked.)
2.1. Max got a bandage. — D (He cut his knee.) 2. The ice cream melted. — C (The sun was hot.) 3. Sam washed his hands. — A (They were muddy.) 4. The cat ran up a tree. — B (A big dog chased it.)
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RL.K.1 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.