What Is It Mostly About? is a free printable Kindergarten English worksheet on choosing the one topic that three facts are all about, aligned to Common Core standard RI.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.Read: "Rain falls from clouds. Rain makes puddles. Plants need rain." What is it mostly about?
A.Rain
B.Plants
C.Puddles
2.Read: "Whales live in the sea. Whales are very big. Whales breathe air." What is it mostly about?
A.Air
B.The sea
C.Whales
3.Read: "Leaves grow on trees. Leaves can be green. Leaves can fall off in the wind." What is it mostly about?
A.Leaves
B.Rain
C.Wind
4.Read: "Snow is cold. Snow is white. We can make a snowman with snow." What is it mostly about?
A.Snowmen
B.Snow
C.Coats
5.Read: "The Sun is a star. The Sun gives us light. The Sun keeps us warm." What is it mostly about?
A.The Sun
B.Light
C.Stars at night
6.Read: "Bikes have two wheels. You pedal a bike. You wear a helmet on a bike." What is it mostly about?
A.Wheels
B.Bikes
C.Helmets
7.Read: "Trucks are big. Some trucks carry logs. Some trucks carry milk." What is it mostly about?
A.Trucks
B.Logs
C.Milk
8.Read: "Firefighters put out fires. They drive a fire engine. They help people." What is it mostly about?
A.Fire engines
B.Firefighters
C.People
LessonPrint · RI.K.2 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — What Is It Mostly About?
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.Rain
2.Whales
3.Leaves
4.Snow
5.The Sun
6.Bikes
7.Trucks
8.Firefighters
Questions about What Is It Mostly About?
What does the What Is It Mostly About? worksheet cover?
It practices choosing the one topic that three facts are all about — 8 questions for Kindergarten, all on Common Core RI.K.2: Say what the book was mostly about, and give some facts from it. The instruction to students is “Circle the right answer”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does What Is It Mostly About? practice?
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.K.2 — RI.K.2, under Reading: Informational Text for Kindergarten. The published standard reads: “With prompting and support, identify the main topic and retell key details of a text.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
What Is It Mostly About? is written for Kindergarten, typically ages 5-6. It is one of the sheets on RI.K.2, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does What Is It Mostly About? 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 What Is It Mostly About? 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 What Is It Mostly About? free to print and photocopy?
Yes. What Is It Mostly About?, 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 RI.K.2?
Yes — “What the Book Is Mostly About” is a 30-minute Kindergarten plan for RI.K.2, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. What Is It Mostly About? is the practice that follows it.
More practice for RI.K.2
Say what the book was mostly about, and give some facts from it.