Questions Worth Asking About Town 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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Questions Worth Asking About Town

D1.1.K-2

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Circle the best reason for asking each question.

1.Why is it worth asking 'who lived on Mill Row?'

A.Because the census can tell us and nobody else remembers
B.Because the houses are small
C.Because rows are straight

2.Why is it worth asking 'where does our water come from?'

A.Because taps are metal
B.Because the reservoir can run low and everybody depends on it
C.Because water is wet

3.Why is it worth asking 'did children work in this town?'

A.Because it tells us how much childhood has changed here
B.Because mills had bells
C.Because children are small

4.Why is it worth asking 'why does the river flood?'

A.Because floods are exciting
B.Because rivers are wet
C.Because knowing the cause is the first step to preventing it

5.Why is it worth asking 'who decides how the town fund is spent?'

A.Because it is money everybody in the town has paid
B.Because councillors wear suits
C.Because funds are boring

6.Why is it worth asking 'why is the market on a Tuesday?'

A.Because the answer probably goes back a very long way
B.Because stalls are striped
C.Because Tuesday is a nice day

7.Why is it worth asking 'why did the mill close?'

A.Because mills are old
B.Because the river is wide
C.Because 200 people worked there and the town changed when it went

8.Why is it worth asking 'why was the school closed in 1912?'

A.Because schools close sometimes
B.Because 1912 is a long time ago
C.Because it shows how a flood reached beyond the houses

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Answer key — Questions Worth Asking About Town

Set 21. Prints on its own sheet.

1.Because the census can tell us and nobody else remembers
2.Because the reservoir can run low and everybody depends on it
3.Because it tells us how much childhood has changed here
4.Because knowing the cause is the first step to preventing it
5.Because it is money everybody in the town has paid
6.Because the answer probably goes back a very long way
7.Because 200 people worked there and the town changed when it went
8.Because it shows how a flood reached beyond the houses

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