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 21 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.
The Top Shelf
Mia wanted the blue cup. It was on the top shelf. Mia could not reach it. She pulled a chair over, but the chair was still too low. Then her big brother came in. He lifted the cup down for her. "Thank you," said Mia.
1. Why did Mia pull a chair over?
2.Read the text, then answer the questions.
Where Is Pepper?
Pepper the cat was gone. Lily looked in the box. No Pepper. She looked under the bed. No Pepper. She looked behind the door. There was Pepper, fast asleep in a sock drawer.
1. Why did Lily keep looking?
2. Was Pepper hiding on purpose? How do you know?
LessonPrint · RL.K.1 · Set 21 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — What Happened and Why
Set 21. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. To stand on it so she could reach the top shelf.
2.1. Because Pepper was not in the first two places she tried. 2. Probably not — she was fast asleep, not watching for Lily.
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RL.K.1 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.