Questions for an Old Cutting is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on generating questions about a source, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.His.12.K-2. It prints 8 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.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
1.You have a 1970 photograph of the street. What is a good question?
A.Which buildings are still standing?
B.Who lives there now?
C.What is on television?
2.You can talk to a neighbor who was here in 1970. What is a good question?
A.What did the street look like then?
B.What is your favorite color?
C.What will happen next year?
3.You have the old newspaper cutting. What is a good question to ask it?
A.What was on Oak Street before the baker?
B.What is in the store today?
C.What is the weather now?
4.You have the library's old register. What is a good question?
A.What books did people borrow then?
B.Is the library open?
C.What shall I read tonight?
5.You have an old store receipt. What is a good question?
A.Who is serving today?
B.What did food cost at that time?
C.What is in the store now?
6.You have a photograph with no date. What is a good question?
A.What happens next?
B.What in the picture might tell us when it was taken?
C.Who took it, exactly?
7.You have an old bus ticket. What is a good question?
A.Where is my coat?
B.How much did the journey cost then?
C.When is the next bus?
8.You have an old map of the town. What is a good question?
A.Where shall I go today?
B.Which streets had not been built yet?
C.What is for lunch?
LessonPrint · D2.His.12.K-2 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Questions for an Old Cutting
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.Which buildings are still standing?
2.What did the street look like then?
3.What was on Oak Street before the baker?
4.What books did people borrow then?
5.What did food cost at that time?
6.What in the picture might tell us when it was taken?
7.How much did the journey cost then?
8.Which streets had not been built yet?
Questions about Questions for an Old Cutting
What does the Questions for an Old Cutting worksheet cover?
It practices generating questions about a source — 8 questions for Kindergarten to Grade 2, all on C3 Framework D2.His.12.K-2: Ask questions about a source and the event it comes from. The instruction to students is “Circle the best question to ask”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which C3 Framework indicator does Questions for an Old Cutting practice?
D2.His.12.K-2, under History for Kindergarten to Grade 2. The published indicator reads: “Generate questions about a particular historical source as it relates to a particular historical event or development.” The worksheet assesses that indicator rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Questions for an Old Cutting is written for Kindergarten to Grade 2, typically ages 7-8. It is one of the sheets on D2.His.12.K-2, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Questions for an Old Cutting come with an answer key?
Yes. All 8 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 Questions for an Old Cutting 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 Questions for an Old Cutting free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Questions for an Old Cutting, 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 D2.His.12.K-2?
Yes — “Questions for an Old Cutting” is a 40-minute Kindergarten to Grade 2 plan for D2.His.12.K-2, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Questions for an Old Cutting is the practice that follows it.
More practice for D2.His.12.K-2
Ask questions about a source and the event it comes from.
Teaching this next? Questions for an Old Cutting is the 40-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.