Asking About the People 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 built the bridge over the river. What is a good question?
A.Was it a Tuesday?
B.What was the bridge painted?
C.How did people cross before the bridge?
2.Somebody put up the park gate. What is a good question?
A.Why did the park need a gate?
B.Who was watching?
C.How heavy was it?
3.Somebody built the first school here. What is a good question to ask?
A.Did they like soup?
B.What colour was their coat?
C.Why did they think a school was needed?
4.Somebody wrote the school rules. What is a good question?
A.How fast did they write?
B.What pen did they use?
C.What problem were the rules trying to fix?
5.Somebody made the first map of the town. What is a good question?
A.Did they own a dog?
B.What did they want the map to show?
C.What did they eat?
6.Somebody planted the trees on your street. What is a good question?
A.How tall were they?
B.What was their favourite number?
C.Why did they choose to plant trees there?
7.Somebody started the town library. What is a good question?
A.How old were they?
B.Did they like rain?
C.Why did the town need a library?
8.Somebody made the old photograph in the hall. What is a good question?
A.Were they tall?
B.Why did they want a picture of the school?
C.Did they run?
LessonPrint · D2.His.3.K-2 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Asking About the People
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.How did people cross before the bridge?
2.Why did the park need a gate?
3.Why did they think a school was needed?
4.What problem were the rules trying to fix?
5.What did they want the map to show?
6.Why did they choose to plant trees there?
7.Why did the town need a library?
8.Why did they want a picture of the school?
Questions about Asking About the People
What does the Asking About the People 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 Asking About the People 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?
Asking About the People 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 Asking About the People 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 Asking About the People 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 Asking About the People free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Asking About the People, 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 — “Asking About the People” 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. Asking About the People is the practice that follows it.
More practice for D2.His.3.K-2
Ask questions about the people behind a big change.
Teaching this next? Asking About the People is the 40-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.