Straight, Zigzag, Round and Round is a free printable Kindergarten science worksheet on how the direction of pushes and pulls decides the way something moves, aligned to NGSS performance expectation K-PS2-1. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
Set 17 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.
Straight, Zigzag, Round and Round
K-PS2-1
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Draw a line from each movement to the push or pull that makes it.
1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
A merry-go-round goes round and round
A swing goes back and forth
A sled slides toward you
A ball bounces back off a wall
A.The wall pushes it back the other way
B.Pushes on its edge, the same way each time
C.A pull on its rope
D.One push away, then it swings back
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
A rolling ball stops
A ball rolls straight across the room
A toy car goes zigzag
A pinwheel spins around
A.Wind pushing on its blades
B.A push one way, then the other way, again and again
C.A push against the way it is rolling
D.One push, all in one direction
LessonPrint · K-PS2-1 · Set 17 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Straight, Zigzag, Round and Round
Set 17. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A merry-go-round goes round and round — B (Pushes on its edge, the same way each time) 2. A swing goes back and forth — D (One push away, then it swings back) 3. A sled slides toward you — C (A pull on its rope) 4. A ball bounces back off a wall — A (The wall pushes it back the other way)
2.1. A rolling ball stops — C (A push against the way it is rolling) 2. A ball rolls straight across the room — D (One push, all in one direction) 3. A toy car goes zigzag — B (A push one way, then the other way, again and again) 4. A pinwheel spins around — A (Wind pushing on its blades)
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to K-PS2-1 of the Next Generation Science Standards.