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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Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.

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 Tuesday is a good day
B.Because somebody does that work and we depend on it
C.Because bins are heavy

2.Why is it worth asking 'who looks after the park?'

A.Because somebody has to, and we all use it
B.Because parks are green
C.Because grass grows

3.Why is it worth asking 'what was our street like before?'

A.Because old photographs are interesting
B.Because it shows how the place we live keeps changing
C.Because streets are long

4.Why is it worth asking 'where does our bus go?'

A.Because knowing lets you travel further than you can walk
B.Because buses are red
C.Because the stop is nearby

5.Why is it worth asking 'how did people travel before buses?'

A.Because it shows what has changed about getting about
B.Because roads are hard
C.Because horses are big

6.Why is it worth asking 'why does the road flood?'

A.Because puddles are deep
B.Because if we know the cause it might be mended
C.Because rain is wet

7.Why is it worth asking 'where does our food come from?'

A.Because it connects us to the farms and countries that grew it
B.Because shops open early
C.Because food is tasty

8.Why is it worth asking 'who decided to build the playground?'

A.Because playgrounds are fun
B.Because car parks are grey
C.Because knowing who decides tells you who to ask next time

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Answer key — Worth Asking About Our Street

Set 12. Prints on its own sheet.

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

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