Finding the Gap is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on questioning an explanation, aligned to Common Core standard 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 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.An explanation uses a word you do not know. What could you ask?
A.What does that word mean?
B.Say it again
C.Never mind
2.You followed an explanation until the sorting. What should you say?
A.I understood up to the sorting. What happens then?
B.I do not get it
C.That is wrong
3.Somebody explains the fair but not what the money is for. What could you ask?
A.What will the money be spent on?
B.Do you like cake?
C.Who made the poster?
4.Why ask about an explanation rather than guess?
A.Guessing may leave you doing the wrong thing
B.It passes the time
C.Asking is polite only
5.An explanation of the bus route misses the journey time. What could you ask?
A.How long does the journey take?
B.Do you drive?
C.What colour is the bus?
6.Somebody explains bin day but not which bin takes card. What could you ask?
A.How big is the lorry?
B.Do you like Tuesdays?
C.Which bin does card go in?
7.Somebody explains the playground but stops at the meeting. What could you ask?
A.What happened after the meeting?
B.Why did you start?
C.Was it long?
8.An explanation of the library times misses Saturday. What could you ask?
A.Is Saturday good?
B.What time does it close on Saturday?
C.Do you go?
LessonPrint · D4.5.K-2 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Finding the Gap
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.What does that word mean?
2.I understood up to the sorting. What happens then?
3.What will the money be spent on?
4.Guessing may leave you doing the wrong thing
5.How long does the journey take?
6.Which bin does card go in?
7.What happened after the meeting?
8.What time does it close on Saturday?
Questions about Finding the Gap
What does the Finding the Gap worksheet cover?
It practises questioning an explanation — 8 questions for Kindergarten to Grade 2, all on Common Core D4.5.K-2: Ask and answer questions about an explanation. 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 Finding the Gap practise?
D4.5.K-2 — D4.5.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 explanations.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Finding the Gap 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 pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Finding the Gap 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 Finding the Gap 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 Finding the Gap free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Finding the Gap, 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 — “Finding the Gap” 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. Finding the Gap is the practice that follows it.
More practice for D4.5.K-2
Ask and answer questions about an explanation.
Teaching this next? Finding the Gap is the 40-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.