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

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Answer key — Ask About the Explanation

Set 2. Prints on its own sheet.

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

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