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 'why was the school closed in 1912?'

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

3.Why is it worth asking 'who paid for the library roof?'

A.Because libraries are quiet
B.Because roofs leak
C.Because the money came from the town fund we all pay into

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

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

5.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

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

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

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

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

8.Why is it worth asking 'where does the market fish come from?'

A.Because fish smell
B.Because the town is not on the coast, so somebody brings it
C.Because stalls are numbered

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Answer key — Questions Worth Asking About Town

Set 7. Prints on its own sheet.

1.Because the census can tell us and nobody else remembers
2.Because it shows how a flood reached beyond the houses
3.Because the money came from the town fund we all pay into
4.Because knowing the cause is the first step to preventing it
5.Because 200 people worked there and the town changed when it went
6.Because the answer probably goes back a very long way
7.Because it tells us how much childhood has changed here
8.Because the town is not on the coast, so somebody brings 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.