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 2 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.
Pip the dog barked at the door.
Kim laughed and laughed.
Max got a bandage.
Ana smiled and clapped.
A.Her friend told a funny joke.
B.Someone knocked.
C.He cut his knee.
D.She won the race.
2.Match what happened to why it happened.
Tom went to bed early.
The cat ran up a tree.
Jo looked under her bed.
Lily took her umbrella.
A.She lost her shoe.
B.He was very tired.
C.A big dog chased it.
D.It was raining.
LessonPrint · RL.K.1 · Set 2 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — What Happened and Why
Set 2. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Pip the dog barked at the door. — B (Someone knocked.) 2. Kim laughed and laughed. — A (Her friend told a funny joke.) 3. Max got a bandage. — C (He cut his knee.) 4. Ana smiled and clapped. — D (She won the race.)
2.1. Tom went to bed early. — B (He was very tired.) 2. The cat ran up a tree. — C (A big dog chased it.) 3. Jo looked under her bed. — A (She lost her shoe.) 4. Lily took her umbrella. — D (It was raining.)
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RL.K.1 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.