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Worth Asking About Our Street is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on why a question is worth asking, aligned to Common Core standard D1.1.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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Worth Asking About Our Street

D1.1.K-2

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Circle the best reason for asking each question.

1.Why is it worth asking 'who empties our bins?'
  • A.Because bins are heavy
  • B.Because somebody does that work and we depend on it
  • C.Because Tuesday is a good day
2.Why is it worth asking 'who looks after the park?'
  • A.Because parks are green
  • B.Because grass grows
  • C.Because somebody has to, and we all use it
3.Why is it worth asking 'where does our food come from?'
  • A.Because food is tasty
  • B.Because it connects us to the farms and countries that grew it
  • C.Because shops open early
4.Why is it worth asking 'why does the road flood?'
  • A.Because rain is wet
  • B.Because if we know the cause it might be mended
  • C.Because puddles are deep
5.Why is it worth asking 'what was our street like before?'
  • A.Because old photographs are interesting
  • B.Because streets are long
  • C.Because it shows how the place we live keeps changing
6.Why is it worth asking 'who decided to build the playground?'
  • A.Because car parks are grey
  • B.Because playgrounds are fun
  • C.Because knowing who decides tells you who to ask next time
7.Why is it worth asking 'how did people travel before buses?'
  • A.Because roads are hard
  • B.Because it shows what has changed about getting about
  • C.Because horses are big
8.Why is it worth asking 'where does our bus go?'
  • A.Because knowing lets you travel further than you can walk
  • B.Because the stop is nearby
  • C.Because buses are red

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Answer key — Worth Asking About Our Street

Set 11. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Because somebody does that work and we depend on it
  2. 2.Because somebody has to, and we all use it
  3. 3.Because it connects us to the farms and countries that grew it
  4. 4.Because if we know the cause it might be mended
  5. 5.Because it shows how the place we live keeps changing
  6. 6.Because knowing who decides tells you who to ask next time
  7. 7.Because it shows what has changed about getting about
  8. 8.Because knowing lets you travel further than you can walk

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D1.1.K-2 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.