When Something Goes Wrong is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on how a disaster affects people, aligned to Common Core standard D2.Geo.12.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.A storm blows tiles off a roof. What must happen next?
A.Somebody must mend the roof
B.The roof mends itself
C.The house moves
2.After a flood, who comes to help?
A.Only the person who flooded
B.Firefighters and other helpers
C.Nobody
3.A fire burns part of a wood. What happens?
A.The trees and the animals living there are lost
B.Nothing changes
C.The wood grows back at once
4.A storm knocks down power lines. What happens?
A.Nothing changes
B.The lights get brighter
C.People have no electricity
5.Heavy snow closes the school. What happens?
A.School starts earlier
B.Nothing changes
C.Children stay at home
6.A flood covers the roads. What happens to people?
A.Nothing changes
B.They cannot travel and some homes are damaged
C.The roads get wider
7.After a big storm, what might a town need?
A.Help to clear up and mend what broke
B.More storms
C.Nothing at all
8.Why do people fill sandbags before a flood?
A.To build a beach
B.To make the river bigger
C.To try to keep water out of their homes
LessonPrint · D2.Geo.12.K-2 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — When Something Goes Wrong
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.Somebody must mend the roof
2.Firefighters and other helpers
3.The trees and the animals living there are lost
4.People have no electricity
5.Children stay at home
6.They cannot travel and some homes are damaged
7.Help to clear up and mend what broke
8.To try to keep water out of their homes
Questions about When Something Goes Wrong
What does the When Something Goes Wrong worksheet cover?
It practises how a disaster affects people — 8 questions for Kindergarten to Grade 2, all on Common Core D2.Geo.12.K-2: Name ways a disaster affects the people living through it. The instruction to pupils is “Circle the best answer”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does When Something Goes Wrong practise?
D2.Geo.12.K-2 — D2.Geo.12.K-2, in the Geography domain for Kindergarten to Grade 2. The published standard reads: “Identify ways that a catastrophic disaster may affect people living in a place.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
When Something Goes Wrong is written for Kindergarten to Grade 2, typically ages 7-8. It is one of the sheets on D2.Geo.12.K-2, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does When Something Goes Wrong 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 When Something Goes Wrong 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 When Something Goes Wrong free to print and photocopy?
Yes. When Something Goes Wrong, 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.Geo.12.K-2?
Yes — “When Something Goes Wrong” is a 40-minute Kindergarten to Grade 2 plan for D2.Geo.12.K-2, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. When Something Goes Wrong is the practice that follows it.
More practice for D2.Geo.12.K-2
Name ways a disaster affects the people living through it.
Teaching this next? When Something Goes Wrong is the 40-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.