Questions for the People Before Us 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.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
1.Somebody asked for the crossing to be painted. What is a good question?
A.What paint did they use?
B.What made the road dangerous before?
C.Who watched?
2.Somebody built the library. What is a good question?
A.Was it a Tuesday?
B.How many bricks?
C.What did the town need a library for?
3.Somebody planted the old oak tree. What is a good question?
A.Why did they choose that spot?
B.Was it heavy?
C.Did it rain?
4.Somebody opened the first shop on Oak Street. What is a good question?
A.What colour was the door?
B.Why did they decide to open it here?
C.Did they like bread?
5.Somebody set up the bus route. What is a good question?
A.How many seats?
B.What colour is the bus?
C.How did people travel before the bus?
6.Somebody started the street fair. What is a good question?
A.What did they wear?
B.What made them want the neighbours to meet?
C.How tall were they?
7.The council decided to build a playground. What is a good question?
A.How big are the swings?
B.What day is it?
C.Why did they choose the old car park?
8.Somebody wrote the old newspaper cutting. What is a good question?
A.How fast did they write?
B.What pen did they use?
C.Why did they think a new baker was news?
LessonPrint · D2.His.3.K-2 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Questions for the People Before Us
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.What made the road dangerous before?
2.What did the town need a library for?
3.Why did they choose that spot?
4.Why did they decide to open it here?
5.How did people travel before the bus?
6.What made them want the neighbours to meet?
7.Why did they choose the old car park?
8.Why did they think a new baker was news?
Questions about Questions for the People Before Us
What does the Questions for the People Before Us worksheet cover?
It practises questions about people who made change — 8 questions for Kindergarten to Grade 2, all on Common Core D2.His.3.K-2: Ask questions about the people behind a big change. 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 Questions for the People Before Us practise?
D2.His.3.K-2 — D2.His.3.K-2, in the History domain for Kindergarten to Grade 2. The published standard reads: “Generate questions about individuals and groups who have shaped a significant historical change.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Questions for the People Before Us is written for Kindergarten to Grade 2, typically ages 7-8. It is one of the sheets on D2.His.3.K-2, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Questions for the People Before Us 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 Questions for the People Before Us 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 Questions for the People Before Us free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Questions for the People Before Us, 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 D2.His.3.K-2?
Yes — “Questions for the People Before Us” is a 40-minute Kindergarten to Grade 2 plan for D2.His.3.K-2, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Questions for the People Before Us is the practice that follows it.
More practice for D2.His.3.K-2
Ask questions about the people behind a big change.