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

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Answer key — Town Questions, Big and Small

Set 24. Prints on its own sheet.

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

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