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Asking About the People is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on questions about people who made change, aligned to Common Core standard D2.His.3.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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Asking About the People

D2.His.3.K-2

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Circle the best question to ask.

1.Somebody built the first school here. What is a good question to ask?
  • A.Why did they think a school was needed?
  • B.Did they like soup?
  • C.What colour was their coat?
2.Somebody wrote the school rules. What is a good question?
  • A.How fast did they write?
  • B.What problem were the rules trying to fix?
  • C.What pen did they use?
3.Somebody put up the park gate. What is a good question?
  • A.Who was watching?
  • B.How heavy was it?
  • C.Why did the park need a gate?
4.Somebody planted the trees on your street. What is a good question?
  • A.How tall were they?
  • B.Why did they choose to plant trees there?
  • C.What was their favourite number?
5.Somebody made the old photograph in the hall. What is a good question?
  • A.Why did they want a picture of the school?
  • B.Were they tall?
  • C.Did they run?
6.Somebody started the town library. What is a good question?
  • A.How old were they?
  • B.Did they like rain?
  • C.Why did the town need a library?
7.Somebody built the bridge over the river. What is a good question?
  • A.What was the bridge painted?
  • B.How did people cross before the bridge?
  • C.Was it a Tuesday?
8.Somebody made the first map of the town. What is a good question?
  • A.What did they eat?
  • B.What did they want the map to show?
  • C.Did they own a dog?

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Answer key — Asking About the People

Set 22. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Why did they think a school was needed?
  2. 2.What problem were the rules trying to fix?
  3. 3.Why did the park need a gate?
  4. 4.Why did they choose to plant trees there?
  5. 5.Why did they want a picture of the school?
  6. 6.Why did the town need a library?
  7. 7.How did people cross before the bridge?
  8. 8.What did they want the map to show?

More practice for D2.His.3.K-2

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.His.3.K-2 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.