Questioning a Neighbour's Reason is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on questioning an argument, aligned to Common Core standard D4.4.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.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
1.Somebody gives no reason for their view. What should you ask?
A.Are you sure?
B.Can you say it louder?
C.What makes you think that?
2.Somebody says the playground was a waste. What is a good question?
A.What would you have built there instead?
B.How old are you?
C.Why do you dislike children?
3.Somebody says everybody agrees with them. What could you ask?
A.How do you know everybody agrees?
B.Who asked you?
C.Is that a fact?
4.A neighbour says the library should open on Sunday. What is a good question?
A.Why do you care?
B.Do you even read?
C.Who would work on Sunday if it did?
5.A neighbour's reason does not fit their idea. What could you say?
A.You are wrong
B.That is silly
C.How does that reason support your idea?
6.A neighbour says the road should never close. What is a good question?
A.Why are you always complaining?
B.Why do you think closing it would be a problem?
C.Do you own a car?
7.Somebody says the bus should run more often. What is a good question?
A.How far do you go?
B.Do you even take the bus?
C.Who would pay for the extra buses?
8.Why is it worth questioning somebody's reason politely?
A.It helps everybody decide without falling out
B.It proves you are right
C.It ends the meeting sooner
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Answer key — Questioning a Neighbour's Reason
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.What makes you think that?
2.What would you have built there instead?
3.How do you know everybody agrees?
4.Who would work on Sunday if it did?
5.How does that reason support your idea?
6.Why do you think closing it would be a problem?
7.Who would pay for the extra buses?
8.It helps everybody decide without falling out
Questions about Questioning a Neighbour's Reason
What does the Questioning a Neighbour's Reason worksheet cover?
It practises questioning an argument — 8 questions for Kindergarten to Grade 2, all on Common Core D4.4.K-2: Ask and answer questions about an argument. The instruction to pupils is “Circle the best question to ask”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Questioning a Neighbour's Reason practise?
D4.4.K-2 — D4.4.K-2, in the Communicating Conclusions and Taking Informed Action domain for Kindergarten to Grade 2. The published standard reads: “Ask and answer questions about arguments.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Questioning a Neighbour's Reason is written for Kindergarten to Grade 2, typically ages 7-8. It is one of the sheets on D4.4.K-2, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Questioning a Neighbour's Reason come with an answer key?
Yes. All 8 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.
How many different versions of Questioning a Neighbour's Reason can I print?
25 — one per pupil, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.
Is Questioning a Neighbour's Reason free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Questioning a Neighbour's Reason, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.
Is there a lesson plan to teach D4.4.K-2?
Yes — “Questioning a Neighbour's Reason” is a 40-minute Kindergarten to Grade 2 plan for D4.4.K-2, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Questioning a Neighbour's Reason is the practice that follows it.