Why Does the Author Say So? is a free printable Kindergarten English worksheet on finding the reason an author gives, aligned to Common Core standard RI.K.8. 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.
Why Does the Author Say So?
RI.K.8
NameDate
Read the text, then answer the questions.
1.Read the text, then answer the questions.
Take Care of Your Teeth
You should brush your teeth two times a day. Brush in the morning. Brush before bed. Use a small brush and a little paste. Brush the front and the back of every tooth. Clean teeth stay strong.
1. Why did the author write this?
2.Read the text, then answer the questions.
Day and Night
The Earth turns around once every day. When your side of the Earth faces the Sun, it is day. When your side turns away from the Sun, it is night. The Sun does not go out. Your side of the Earth has just turned away.
1. Why did the author write this?
LessonPrint · RI.K.8 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Why Does the Author Say So?
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. To tell us how to take care of our teeth.
2.1. To explain why we have day and night.
Questions about Why Does the Author Say So?
What does the Why Does the Author Say So? worksheet cover?
It practises finding the reason an author gives — 2 questions for Kindergarten, all on Common Core RI.K.8: Find the reason the writer gives for something they said. The instruction to pupils is “Read the text, then answer the questions”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Why Does the Author Say So? practise?
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.K.8 — RI.K.8, in the Reading: Informational Text domain for Kindergarten. The published standard reads: “With prompting and support, identify the reasons an author gives to support points in a text.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Why Does the Author Say So? is written for Kindergarten, typically ages 5-6. It is one of the sheets on RI.K.8, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Why Does the Author Say So? 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 Why Does the Author Say So? 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 Why Does the Author Say So? free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Why Does the Author Say So?, 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.
Is there a lesson plan to teach RI.K.8?
Yes — “The Reasons an Author Gives” is a 30-minute Kindergarten plan for RI.K.8, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Why Does the Author Say So? is the practice that follows it.
More practice for RI.K.8
Find the reason the writer gives for something they said.
Teaching this next? The Reasons an Author Gives is the 30-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.