What Does It Mean? is a free printable Kindergarten English worksheet on choosing what a new word means in a story sentence, aligned to Common Core standard RL.K.4. 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.You must not shout in the library. What does "shout" mean here?
A.to walk slowly
B.to sleep late
C.to eat quickly
D.to call out loudly
2.The quick rabbit ran under the fence. What does "quick" mean here?
A.heavy
B.fast
C.slow
D.quiet
3.Be gentle when you hold the kitten. What does "gentle" mean here?
A.cold and wet
B.loud and fast
C.soft and kind
D.rough and hard
4.The jar was empty after lunch. What does "empty" mean here?
A.with a lot inside
B.very tall
C.very heavy
D.with nothing inside
5.The brave girl climbed the tall ladder. What does "brave" mean here?
A.not afraid
B.very afraid
C.very tired
D.very hungry
6.The grass was damp after the rain. What does "damp" mean here?
A.very bright
B.a little bit dry
C.a little bit wet
D.very hard
7.Tom took a peek inside the box. What does "peek" mean here?
A.to shout loudly
B.to run fast
C.to sit down
D.to look quickly
8.A tiny ant walked across the leaf. What does "tiny" mean here?
A.very warm
B.very big
C.very small
D.very loud
LessonPrint · RL.K.4 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — What Does It Mean?
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.to call out loudly
2.fast
3.soft and kind
4.with nothing inside
5.not afraid
6.a little bit wet
7.to look quickly
8.very small
Questions about What Does It Mean?
What does the What Does It Mean? worksheet cover?
It practises choosing what a new word means in a story sentence — 8 questions for Kindergarten, all on Common Core RL.K.4: Notice a word you do not know in a story, and ask what it means. The instruction to pupils is “Tick the right meaning”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does What Does It Mean? practise?
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.4 — RL.K.4, in the Reading: Literature domain for Kindergarten. The published standard reads: “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?
What Does It Mean? is written for Kindergarten, typically ages 5-6. It is one of the sheets on RL.K.4, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does What Does It Mean? 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 Does It Mean? 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 What Does It Mean? free to print and photocopy?
Yes. What Does It Mean?, 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.
More practice for RL.K.4
Notice a word you do not know in a story, and ask what it means.