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Naming the Problem is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 science worksheet on defining a simple problem that could be solved, aligned to Common Core standard K-2-ETS1-1. 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.

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Naming the Problem

K-2-ETS1-1

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Circle the best answer.

1.Why does a problem need to be written down clearly?
  • A.So it takes longer
  • B.So it looks neat
  • C.So everybody is trying to solve the same thing
2.The sandpit gets too hot at noon. What is the problem to solve?
  • A.How deep the sand is
  • B.How to keep sunlight off the sandpit
  • C.Why sand is yellow
3.The reading corner is too dark. What is the problem to solve?
  • A.How many books there are
  • B.Why books are heavy
  • C.How to get more light onto the books
4.Which of these is a problem you could actually solve?
  • A.The sky is blue
  • B.The bin lid is too heavy to lift
  • C.It is Tuesday
5.Before you build something, what do you need to know first?
  • A.What colour to paint it
  • B.Who will watch
  • C.What problem it has to solve
6.What should you do before deciding how to fix the dark corner?
  • A.Start building at once
  • B.Look at it and gather information
  • C.Ask nobody
7.The door bangs shut in the wind. What is the problem to solve?
  • A.Who opened the door
  • B.How to stop the wind slamming the door
  • C.Why wind blows
8.Coats keep falling off the pegs. What is the problem to solve?
  • A.Why coats are warm
  • B.How to keep a coat on its peg
  • C.What colour coats are

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Answer key — Naming the Problem

Set 11. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.So everybody is trying to solve the same thing
  2. 2.How to keep sunlight off the sandpit
  3. 3.How to get more light onto the books
  4. 4.The bin lid is too heavy to lift
  5. 5.What problem it has to solve
  6. 6.Look at it and gather information
  7. 7.How to stop the wind slamming the door
  8. 8.How to keep a coat on its peg

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to K-2-ETS1-1 of the Next Generation Science Standards.