Where Does It Happen? is a free printable Kindergarten English worksheet on naming the setting of a story, aligned to Common Core standard RL.K.3. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions, 24 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 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
24 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.
Where Does It Happen?
RL.K.3
NameDate
Read the story, then answer the questions.
1.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. What happened first: the hat rolled, or Nia ran?
2. Where does this story happen?
2.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. Where does this story happen?
2. What happened after the chair was too low?
LessonPrint · RL.K.3 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Where Does It Happen?
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. The hat rolled down the hill first. 2. Outside on a hill, near a big rock.
2.1. Indoors, by a shelf with a blue cup on it. 2. Her big brother came in and lifted the cup down.
Questions about Where Does It Happen?
What does the Where Does It Happen? worksheet cover?
It practises naming the setting of a story — 2 questions for Kindergarten, all on Common Core RL.K.3: Say who is in the story, where it happens, and what happens. The instruction to pupils is “Read the story, then answer the questions”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Where Does It Happen? practise?
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.3 — RL.K.3, in the Reading: Literature domain for Kindergarten. The published standard reads: “With prompting and support, identify characters, settings, and major events in a story.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Where Does It Happen? is written for Kindergarten, typically ages 5-6. It is one of the sheets on RL.K.3, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Where Does It Happen? come with an answer key?
Yes. All 2 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.
How many different versions of Where Does It Happen? can I print?
25 versions, of which 24 ask genuinely different questions — this skill does not have 25 distinct questions to give, so the rest reorder them and no two pupils still share a paper. Set 1 downloads all 25 as one PDF.
Is Where Does It Happen? free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Where Does It Happen?, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.
More practice for RL.K.3
Say who is in the story, where it happens, and what happens.