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Ask About the Explanation is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on questioning an explanation, aligned to Common Core standard D4.5.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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Ask About the Explanation

D4.5.K-2

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1.Why is it useful to ask about an explanation?
  • A.It fills in the part you did not follow
  • B.It ends the lesson
  • C.It shows you were listening
2.Somebody explains something out of order. What could you ask?
  • A.Can you talk faster?
  • B.Are you finished?
  • C.Which of those happened first?
3.Somebody explains why the park has rules but gives no example. What could you ask?
  • A.Do you go there?
  • B.Can you give an example of one rule?
  • C.Is the park big?
4.Somebody uses a word you do not know. What could you ask?
  • A.Never mind
  • B.Say it again
  • C.What does that word mean?
5.You followed all of an explanation except one step. What should you say?
  • A.That was wrong
  • B.I understood up to here. What happens next?
  • C.I do not get it
6.An explanation stops halfway. What could you ask?
  • A.What happens after that?
  • B.Why did you start?
  • C.Was it long?
7.Somebody explains how post arrives but not who carries it. What could you ask?
  • A.Do you write letters?
  • B.What colour is the envelope?
  • C.Who carries the letter?
8.Somebody explains how bread is made but misses a step. What could you ask?
  • A.What happens between the flour and the shop?
  • B.Is bread heavy?
  • C.Do you like bread?

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Answer key — Ask About the Explanation

Set 18. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.It fills in the part you did not follow
  2. 2.Which of those happened first?
  3. 3.Can you give an example of one rule?
  4. 4.What does that word mean?
  5. 5.I understood up to here. What happens next?
  6. 6.What happens after that?
  7. 7.Who carries the letter?
  8. 8.What happens between the flour and the shop?

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D4.5.K-2 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.