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Finding the Missing Step is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on questioning an explanation, aligned to Common Core standard D4.5.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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Finding the Missing Step

D4.5.K-2

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Circle the best question to ask.

1.An explanation of the water supply stops at the reservoir. What could you ask?
  • A.Who built it?
  • B.How deep is it?
  • C.How does the water get from there to the taps?
2.Why ask rather than guess a missing step?
  • A.Guessing is rude
  • B.It saves time
  • C.A wrong guess spreads and nobody knows it is wrong
3.An explanation uses the word 'piecer'. What could you ask?
  • A.What did a piecer actually do?
  • B.Say it again
  • C.Never mind
4.An explanation of market day misses how goods arrive. What could you ask?
  • A.How does the fish get here from the coast?
  • B.Is fish nice?
  • C.Which stall is best?
5.An explanation of the flood misses what the council did after. What could you ask?
  • A.Was it cold?
  • B.What did the council promise once the water went down?
  • C.Who reported it?
6.You followed an explanation until the vote. What should you say?
  • A.That is wrong
  • B.I followed it to the debate. What happened at the vote?
  • C.I do not get it
7.An explanation of the mill misses who worked there. What could you ask?
  • A.What colour was it?
  • B.How tall was the chimney?
  • C.Who were the 200 people, and how old were they?
8.An explanation of the council's decision misses the vote. What could you ask?
  • A.Who chaired it?
  • B.Was it long?
  • C.How many councillors voted each way?

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Answer key — Finding the Missing Step

Set 3. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.How does the water get from there to the taps?
  2. 2.A wrong guess spreads and nobody knows it is wrong
  3. 3.What did a piecer actually do?
  4. 4.How does the fish get here from the coast?
  5. 5.What did the council promise once the water went down?
  6. 6.I followed it to the debate. What happened at the vote?
  7. 7.Who were the 200 people, and how old were they?
  8. 8.How many councillors voted each way?

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D4.5.K-2 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.