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Questioning a Town Argument is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on questioning an argument, aligned to Common Core standard D4.4.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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Questioning a Town Argument

D4.4.K-2

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Circle the best question to ask.

1.Somebody claims everybody wants the market moved. What could you ask?
  • A.Are you a trader?
  • B.How do you know everybody wants that?
  • C.Who asked you?
2.Why question a reason rather than attack the person?
  • A.Because a question can be answered and an attack cannot
  • B.It sounds cleverer
  • C.It is quicker
3.Somebody's reason does not support their claim. What could you say?
  • A.You are wrong
  • B.That is nonsense
  • C.How does that reason lead to your conclusion?
4.Somebody says the museum should sell the shuttle. What is a good question?
  • A.What would the town lose if it were sold?
  • B.Are you poor?
  • C.Why do you hate history?
5.Somebody gives no reason for opposing the hose ban. What should you ask?
  • A.Say it louder
  • B.What makes you think the ban is wrong?
  • C.Do you have a garden?
6.Somebody says the mill years were better. What is a good question?
  • A.Were you alive then?
  • B.How old are you?
  • C.Better for whom, given children worked there?
7.Somebody says the fund should never mend buildings. What is a good question?
  • A.Why are you against libraries?
  • B.Do you even read?
  • C.What should the fund be spent on instead?
8.Somebody says the river wall is a waste of money. What is a good question?
  • A.Why so mean?
  • B.What would you do about Mill Row flooding?
  • C.Do you live on the hill?

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Answer key — Questioning a Town Argument

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  1. 1.How do you know everybody wants that?
  2. 2.Because a question can be answered and an attack cannot
  3. 3.How does that reason lead to your conclusion?
  4. 4.What would the town lose if it were sold?
  5. 5.What makes you think the ban is wrong?
  6. 6.Better for whom, given children worked there?
  7. 7.What should the fund be spent on instead?
  8. 8.What would you do about Mill Row flooding?

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D4.4.K-2 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.