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 15 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. 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.
Building a Nest
Many birds build a nest in spring. A bird looks for twigs, grass and moss. It carries each piece back in its beak. The bird pushes the twigs into a cup shape. Soft moss goes inside. Then the bird lays its eggs in the nest.
1. Why did the author write this?
2.Read the text, then answer the questions.
Where Rain Comes From
The Sun warms water in lakes and seas. Some water goes up into the air. High up, the air is cold. The water makes tiny drops. The drops join to make a cloud. When the drops get heavy, they fall as rain.
1. The text says the drops fall. What reason is given?
LessonPrint · RI.K.8 · Set 15 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Why Does the Author Say So?
Set 15. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. To explain how a bird builds a nest.
2.1. They fall when they get heavy.
More practice for RI.K.8
Find the reason the writer gives for something they said.
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