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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.Somebody explains something out of order. What could you ask?
  • A.Which of those happened first?
  • B.Can you talk faster?
  • C.Are you finished?
2.An explanation stops halfway. What could you ask?
  • A.Was it long?
  • B.What happens after that?
  • C.Why did you start?
3.Somebody uses a word you do not know. What could you ask?
  • A.Never mind
  • B.What does that word mean?
  • C.Say it again
4.You followed all of an explanation except one step. What should you say?
  • A.I do not get it
  • B.That was wrong
  • C.I understood up to here. What happens next?
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 how post arrives but not who carries it. What could you ask?
  • A.Who carries the letter?
  • B.What colour is the envelope?
  • C.Do you write letters?
7.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?
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 9. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Which of those happened first?
  2. 2.What happens after that?
  3. 3.What does that word mean?
  4. 4.I understood up to here. What happens next?
  5. 5.Can you give an example of one rule?
  6. 6.Who carries the letter?
  7. 7.What happens between the flour and the shop?
  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.