New Words in a Fact Book is a free printable Kindergarten English worksheet on working out a new word from an information text, aligned to Common Core standard RI.K.4. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions, 17 of them with 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.
17 of these 25 sets ask different questions — this skill does not have 25 questions to give. The rest reorder them, so no two pupils have the same paper in front of them.
New Words in a Fact Book
RI.K.4
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Read the text, then answer the questions.
1.Read the text, then answer the questions.
Building a Nest
Many birds build a nest in spring. A bird looks for twigs, grass and moss. It carries each piece back in its beak. The bird pushes the twigs into a cup shape. Soft moss goes inside. Then the bird lays its eggs in the nest.
1. A "beak" is what?
2.Read the text, then answer the questions.
Where Rain Comes From
The Sun warms water in lakes and seas. Some water goes up into the air. High up, the air is cold. The water makes tiny drops. The drops join to make a cloud. When the drops get heavy, they fall as rain.
1. A "cloud" is made of what, in this text?
LessonPrint · RI.K.4 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — New Words in a Fact Book
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. The hard part of a bird's mouth, which it carries twigs in.
2.1. Tiny drops of water joined together.
Questions about New Words in a Fact Book
What does the New Words in a Fact Book worksheet cover?
It practises working out a new word from an information text — 2 questions for Kindergarten, all on Common Core RI.K.4: Ask what a new word in a fact book means. The instruction to pupils is “Read the text, then answer the questions”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does New Words in a Fact Book practise?
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.K.4 — RI.K.4, in the Reading: Informational Text domain for Kindergarten. The published standard reads: “With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about unknown words in a text.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
New Words in a Fact Book is written for Kindergarten, typically ages 5-6. It is one of the sheets on RI.K.4, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does New Words in a Fact Book come with an answer key?
Yes. All 2 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 New Words in a Fact Book can I print?
25 versions, of which 17 ask genuinely different questions — this skill does not have 25 distinct questions to give, so the rest reorder them and no two pupils still share a paper. Set 1 downloads all 25 as one PDF.
Is New Words in a Fact Book free to print and photocopy?
Yes. New Words in a Fact Book, 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.4?
Yes — “New Words in an Information Book” is a 30-minute Kindergarten plan for RI.K.4, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. New Words in a Fact Book is the practice that follows it.