Ask About the Explanation is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on questioning an explanation, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D4.5.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 students 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 explains why the park has rules but gives no example. What could you ask?
A.Do you go there?
B.Can you give an example of one rule?
C.Is the park big?
2.Somebody explains how bread is made but misses a step. What could you ask?
A.What happens between the flour and the store?
B.Is bread heavy?
C.Do you like bread?
3.You followed all of an explanation except one step. What should you say?
A.That was wrong
B.I understood up to here. What happens next?
C.I do not get it
4.Somebody explains something out of order. What could you ask?
A.Which of those happened first?
B.Are you finished?
C.Can you talk faster?
5.An explanation stops halfway. What could you ask?
A.Was it long?
B.Why did you start?
C.What happens after that?
6.Somebody explains how mail arrives but not who carries it. What could you ask?
A.Who carries the letter?
B.Do you write letters?
C.What color is the envelope?
7.Why is it useful to ask about an explanation?
A.It ends the lesson
B.It fills in the part you did not follow
C.It shows you were listening
8.Somebody uses a word you do not know. What could you ask?
A.Never mind
B.What does that word mean?
C.Say it again
LessonPrint · D4.5.K-2 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Ask About the Explanation
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.Can you give an example of one rule?
2.What happens between the flour and the store?
3.I understood up to here. What happens next?
4.Which of those happened first?
5.What happens after that?
6.Who carries the letter?
7.It fills in the part you did not follow
8.What does that word mean?
Questions about Ask About the Explanation
What does the Ask About the Explanation worksheet cover?
It practices questioning an explanation — 8 questions for Kindergarten to Grade 2, all on C3 Framework D4.5.K-2: Ask and answer questions about an explanation. The instruction to students is “Circle the best question to ask”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which C3 Framework indicator does Ask About the Explanation practice?
D4.5.K-2, under Communicating Conclusions and Taking Informed Action for Kindergarten to Grade 2. The published indicator reads: “Ask and answer questions about explanations.” The worksheet assesses that indicator rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Ask About the Explanation is written for Kindergarten to Grade 2, typically ages 7-8. It is one of the sheets on D4.5.K-2, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Ask About the Explanation 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 Ask About the Explanation can I print?
25 — one per student, 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 Ask About the Explanation free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Ask About the Explanation, 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 D4.5.K-2?
Yes — “Asking About an Explanation” is a 40-minute Kindergarten to Grade 2 plan for D4.5.K-2, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Ask About the Explanation is the practice that follows it.
More practice for D4.5.K-2
Ask and answer questions about an explanation.
Teaching this next? Asking About an Explanation is the 40-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.