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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 looks after the park?'
  • A.Because parks are green
  • B.Because somebody has to, and we all use it
  • C.Because grass grows
2.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
3.Why is it worth asking 'why is the library closed on Sunday?'
  • A.Because libraries are old
  • B.Because Sunday is quiet
  • C.Because people who work all week might want to go then
4.Why is it worth asking 'where does our food come from?'
  • A.Because food is tasty
  • B.Because shops open early
  • C.Because it connects us to the farms and countries that grew it
5.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
6.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
7.Why is it worth asking 'how did people travel before buses?'
  • A.Because horses are big
  • B.Because roads are hard
  • C.Because it shows what has changed about getting about
8.Why is it worth asking 'who empties our bins?'
  • A.Because somebody does that work and we depend on it
  • B.Because bins are heavy
  • C.Because Tuesday is a good day

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Answer key — Worth Asking About Our Street

Set 5. Prints on its own sheet.

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

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