Worth Asking About Our Street is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on why a question is worth asking, aligned to Common Core standard D1.1.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.Why is it worth asking 'what was our street like before?'
A.Because it shows how the place we live keeps changing
B.Because old photographs are interesting
C.Because streets are long
2.Why is it worth asking 'who decided to build the playground?'
A.Because knowing who decides tells you who to ask next time
B.Because playgrounds are fun
C.Because car parks are grey
3.Why is it worth asking 'who lives on our street?'
A.Because they are the people we share the street with
B.Because houses have numbers
C.Because doors are painted
4.Why is it worth asking 'who looks after the park?'
A.Because somebody has to, and we all use it
B.Because grass grows
C.Because parks are green
5.Why is it worth asking 'who empties our bins?'
A.Because somebody does that work and we depend on it
B.Because bins are heavy
C.Because Tuesday is a good day
6.Why is it worth asking 'how did people travel before buses?'
A.Because roads are hard
B.Because it shows what has changed about getting about
C.Because horses are big
7.Why is it worth asking 'why is the library closed on Sunday?'
A.Because Sunday is quiet
B.Because people who work all week might want to go then
C.Because libraries are old
8.Why is it worth asking 'why does the road flood?'
A.Because if we know the cause it might be mended
B.Because puddles are deep
C.Because rain is wet
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Answer key — Worth Asking About Our Street
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.Because it shows how the place we live keeps changing
2.Because knowing who decides tells you who to ask next time
3.Because they are the people we share the street with
4.Because somebody has to, and we all use it
5.Because somebody does that work and we depend on it
6.Because it shows what has changed about getting about
7.Because people who work all week might want to go then
8.Because if we know the cause it might be mended
Questions about Worth Asking About Our Street
What does the Worth Asking About Our Street worksheet cover?
It practises why a question is worth asking — 8 questions for Kindergarten to Grade 2, all on Common Core D1.1.K-2: Say why a big question matters to you. The instruction to pupils is “Circle the best reason for asking each question”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Worth Asking About Our Street practise?
D1.1.K-2 — D1.1.K-2, in the Developing Questions and Planning Inquiries domain for Kindergarten to Grade 2. The published standard reads: “Explain why the compelling question is important to the student.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Worth Asking About Our Street is written for Kindergarten to Grade 2, typically ages 7-8. It is one of the sheets on D1.1.K-2, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Worth Asking About Our Street 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 Worth Asking About Our Street 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 Worth Asking About Our Street free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Worth Asking About Our Street, 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 D1.1.K-2?
Yes — “Worth Asking About Our Street” is a 40-minute Kindergarten to Grade 2 plan for D1.1.K-2, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Worth Asking About Our Street is the practice that follows it.