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The Shape Does the Job is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 science worksheet on how the shape of an object helps it work, aligned to Common Core standard K-2-ETS1-2. 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 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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The Shape Does the Job

K-2-ETS1-2

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Draw a line from each shape to what it does.

1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • A funnel is wide at the top
  • A ramp is a long slope
  • A boat has a pointed front
  • An umbrella is curved over
  • A.So a wheel can roll up instead of lifting
  • B.So rain runs off away from you
  • C.So it catches what you pour in
  • D.So it can push through the water
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • A chair has four legs
  • A cup has a handle
  • A spade has a flat blade
  • A hook is bent at the end
  • A.So it can cut into the soil
  • B.So you can hold it when it is hot
  • C.So a coat stays on and does not slide off
  • D.So it stands up without falling

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Answer key — The Shape Does the Job

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. A funnel is wide at the top — C (So it catches what you pour in) 2. A ramp is a long slope — A (So a wheel can roll up instead of lifting) 3. A boat has a pointed front — D (So it can push through the water) 4. An umbrella is curved over — B (So rain runs off away from you)
  2. 2.1. A chair has four legs — D (So it stands up without falling) 2. A cup has a handle — B (So you can hold it when it is hot) 3. A spade has a flat blade — A (So it can cut into the soil) 4. A hook is bent at the end — C (So a coat stays on and does not slide off)

Questions about The Shape Does the Job

What does the The Shape Does the Job worksheet cover?

It practises how the shape of an object helps it work — 2 questions for Kindergarten to Grade 2, all on Common Core K-2-ETS1-2: Draw or model how an object's shape helps it do its job. The instruction to pupils is “Draw a line from each shape to what it does”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does The Shape Does the Job practise?

K-2-ETS1-2 — K-2-ETS1-2, in the Engineering Design domain for Kindergarten to Grade 2. The published standard reads: “Develop a simple sketch, drawing, or physical model to illustrate how the shape of an object helps it function as needed to solve a given problem.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

The Shape Does the Job is written for Kindergarten to Grade 2, typically ages 7-8. It is one of the sheets on K-2-ETS1-2, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does The Shape Does the Job 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 The Shape Does the Job 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 The Shape Does the Job free to print and photocopy?

Yes. The Shape Does the Job, 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 K-2-ETS1-2?

Yes — “The Shape Does the Job” is a 45-minute Kindergarten to Grade 2 plan for K-2-ETS1-2, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. The Shape Does the Job is the practice that follows it.

More practice for K-2-ETS1-2

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Teaching this next? The Shape Does the Job is the 45-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.

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