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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Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.

Naming the Problem

K-2-ETS1-1

NameDate

Circle the best answer.

1.Why does a problem need to be written down clearly?

A.So it takes longer
B.So everybody is trying to solve the same thing
C.So it looks neat

2.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

3.Before you build something, what do you need to know first?

A.What problem it has to solve
B.What colour to paint it
C.Who will watch

4.The reading corner is too dark. What is the problem to solve?

A.Why books are heavy
B.How to get more light onto the books
C.How many books there are

5.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

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.Which of these is a problem you could actually solve?

A.It is Tuesday
B.The sky is blue
C.The bin lid is too heavy to lift

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

LessonPrint · K-2-ETS1-1 · Set 3 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Naming the Problem

Set 3. Prints on its own sheet.

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