Questioning a Town Argument 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's reason does not support their claim. What could you say?
A.How does that reason lead to your conclusion?
B.You are wrong
C.That is nonsense
2.Somebody says the fund should never mend buildings. What is a good question?
A.Do you even read?
B.Why are you against libraries?
C.What should the fund be spent on instead?
3.Somebody says the museum should sell the shuttle. What is a good question?
A.Why do you hate history?
B.Are you poor?
C.What would the town lose if it were sold?
4.Why question a reason rather than attack the person?
A.Because a question can be answered and an attack cannot
B.It is quicker
C.It sounds cleverer
5.Somebody says the mill years were better. What is a good question?
A.Better for whom, given children worked there?
B.How old are you?
C.Were you alive then?
6.Somebody gives no reason for opposing the hose ban. What should you ask?
A.What makes you think the ban is wrong?
B.Do you have a garden?
C.Say it louder
7.Somebody says the river wall is a waste of money. What is a good question?
A.Do you live on the hill?
B.What would you do about Mill Row flooding?
C.Why so mean?
8.Somebody claims everybody wants the market moved. What could you ask?
A.How do you know everybody wants that?
B.Who asked you?
C.Are you a trader?
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Answer key — Questioning a Town Argument
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.How does that reason lead to your conclusion?
2.What should the fund be spent on instead?
3.What would the town lose if it were sold?
4.Because a question can be answered and an attack cannot
5.Better for whom, given children worked there?
6.What makes you think the ban is wrong?
7.What would you do about Mill Row flooding?
8.How do you know everybody wants that?
Questions about Questioning a Town Argument
What does the Questioning a Town Argument 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 Town Argument 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 Town Argument 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 Town Argument 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 Town Argument 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 Town Argument free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Questioning a Town Argument, 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 Town Argument” 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 Town Argument is the practice that follows it.
More practice for D4.4.K-2
Ask and answer questions about an argument.
Teaching this next? Questioning a Town Argument is the 40-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.