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 25 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.
Sam's Bean
Sam put one bean in a cup of soil. He gave it water. He put the cup by the window. For six days nothing happened. Sam was sad. On day seven a tiny green shoot came up. Sam clapped his hands.
1. Why do you think Sam put the cup by the window?
2. Why did Sam clap his hands?
2.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?
LessonPrint · RL.K.1 · Set 25 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — What Happened and Why
Set 25. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. So the bean would get light from outside. 2. Because the green shoot came up at last.
2.1. Because she saw a puddle and had to decide what to do. 2. No — she jumped in the puddle with both feet.
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RL.K.1 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.