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Where Does It Happen? is a free printable Kindergarten English worksheet on matching what happens in a story to the place it happens, 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 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.

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Where Does It Happen?

RL.K.3

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Draw a line from what happens to where it happens.

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. 1.1. Leo feeds the hens and the cows. — B (on a farm) 2. Ava picks a book to borrow. — D (at the library) 3. Pip builds a sandcastle. — A (at the beach) 4. The class sings with their teacher. — C (at school)
  2. 2.1. Owl hoots in the tall trees. — D (in the woods) 2. Nell hears a bedtime story. — B (in her bedroom) 3. Zoe makes a snowman. — C (in a snowy garden) 4. The rocket flies past the stars. — A (in space)

Questions about Where Does It Happen?

What does the Where Does It Happen? worksheet cover?

It practices matching what happens in a story to the place it happens — 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 students is “Draw a line from what happens to where it happens”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does Where Does It Happen? practice?

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.3 — RL.K.3, under Reading: Literature 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 student working at that standard — including older students 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 — one per student, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.

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.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RL.K.3 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.