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Questions for the People Before Us is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on questions about people who made change, aligned to Common Core standard D2.His.3.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 pupils 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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Questions for the People Before Us

D2.His.3.K-2

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Circle the best question to ask.

1.Somebody planted the old oak tree. What is a good question?
  • A.Why did they choose that spot?
  • B.Did it rain?
  • C.Was it heavy?
2.Somebody asked for the crossing to be painted. What is a good question?
  • A.What made the road dangerous before?
  • B.Who watched?
  • C.What paint did they use?
3.Somebody set up the bus route. What is a good question?
  • A.How did people travel before the bus?
  • B.What colour is the bus?
  • C.How many seats?
4.Somebody built the library. What is a good question?
  • A.How many bricks?
  • B.Was it a Tuesday?
  • C.What did the town need a library for?
5.Somebody wrote the old newspaper cutting. What is a good question?
  • A.What pen did they use?
  • B.How fast did they write?
  • C.Why did they think a new baker was news?
6.The council decided to build a playground. What is a good question?
  • A.What day is it?
  • B.How big are the swings?
  • C.Why did they choose the old car park?
7.Somebody started the street fair. What is a good question?
  • A.What did they wear?
  • B.What made them want the neighbours to meet?
  • C.How tall were they?
8.Somebody opened the first shop on Oak Street. What is a good question?
  • A.Why did they decide to open it here?
  • B.What colour was the door?
  • C.Did they like bread?

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Answer key — Questions for the People Before Us

Set 20. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Why did they choose that spot?
  2. 2.What made the road dangerous before?
  3. 3.How did people travel before the bus?
  4. 4.What did the town need a library for?
  5. 5.Why did they think a new baker was news?
  6. 6.Why did they choose the old car park?
  7. 7.What made them want the neighbours to meet?
  8. 8.Why did they decide to open it here?

More practice for D2.His.3.K-2

Ask questions about the people behind a big change.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.His.3.K-2 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.