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Town Questions, Big and Small is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on linking a small question to a big one, aligned to Common Core standard D1.4.K-2. It prints 2 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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Town Questions, Big and Small

D1.4.K-2

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Draw a line from each big question to the small one that helps.

1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • Big: What did the flood cost the town?
  • Big: Where does the town's food come from?
  • Big: What was the mill like to work in?
  • Big: How is our town governed?
  • A.Small: How many days was the school shut?
  • B.Small: What did Alice say about the noise?
  • C.Small: Where was the market fish brought from?
  • D.Small: How did the councillors vote on the roof?
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • Big: How does the river shape the town?
  • Big: What did the mill leave behind?
  • Big: How has childhood changed here?
  • Big: How does the town get its water?
  • A.Small: Who gave the shuttle to the museum?
  • B.Small: How old was Emma Shaw when she worked?
  • C.Small: Which houses did the flood reach?
  • D.Small: Why is the reservoir low?

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Answer key — Town Questions, Big and Small

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Big: What did the flood cost the town? — A (Small: How many days was the school shut?) 2. Big: Where does the town's food come from? — C (Small: Where was the market fish brought from?) 3. Big: What was the mill like to work in? — B (Small: What did Alice say about the noise?) 4. Big: How is our town governed? — D (Small: How did the councillors vote on the roof?)
  2. 2.1. Big: How does the river shape the town? — C (Small: Which houses did the flood reach?) 2. Big: What did the mill leave behind? — A (Small: Who gave the shuttle to the museum?) 3. Big: How has childhood changed here? — B (Small: How old was Emma Shaw when she worked?) 4. Big: How does the town get its water? — D (Small: Why is the reservoir low?)

Questions about Town Questions, Big and Small

What does the Town Questions, Big and Small worksheet cover?

It practises linking a small question to a big one — 2 questions for Kindergarten to Grade 2, all on Common Core D1.4.K-2: Show how a smaller question helps with the big one. The instruction to pupils is “Draw a line from each big question to the small one that helps”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does Town Questions, Big and Small practise?

D1.4.K-2 — D1.4.K-2, in the Developing Questions and Planning Inquiries domain for Kindergarten to Grade 2. The published standard reads: “Make connections between supporting questions and compelling questions.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Town Questions, Big and Small is written for Kindergarten to Grade 2, typically ages 7-8. It is one of the sheets on D1.4.K-2, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Town Questions, Big and Small come with an answer key?

Yes. All 2 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.

How many different versions of Town Questions, Big and Small can I print?

25 — one per pupil, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.

Is Town Questions, Big and Small free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Town Questions, Big and Small, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.

Is there a lesson plan to teach D1.4.K-2?

Yes — “Town Questions, Big and Small” is a 40-minute Kindergarten to Grade 2 plan for D1.4.K-2, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Town Questions, Big and Small is the practice that follows it.

More practice for D1.4.K-2

Show how a smaller question helps with the big one.

Teaching this next? Town Questions, Big and Small is the 40-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D1.4.K-2 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.