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Finding the Gap is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on questioning an explanation, aligned to Common Core standard D4.5.K-2. 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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Finding the Gap

D4.5.K-2

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Circle the best question to ask.

1.An explanation uses a word you do not know. What could you ask?
  • A.Never mind
  • B.Say it again
  • C.What does that word mean?
2.Somebody explains the playground but stops at the meeting. What could you ask?
  • A.Was it long?
  • B.What happened after the meeting?
  • C.Why did you start?
3.You followed an explanation until the sorting. What should you say?
  • A.I do not get it
  • B.That is wrong
  • C.I understood up to the sorting. What happens then?
4.Somebody explains the fair but not what the money is for. What could you ask?
  • A.Do you like cake?
  • B.Who made the poster?
  • C.What will the money be spent on?
5.An explanation of the bus route misses the journey time. What could you ask?
  • A.Do you drive?
  • B.How long does the journey take?
  • C.What colour is the bus?
6.Somebody explains bin day but not which bin takes card. What could you ask?
  • A.Do you like Tuesdays?
  • B.How big is the lorry?
  • C.Which bin does card go in?
7.An explanation of the library times misses Saturday. What could you ask?
  • A.Is Saturday good?
  • B.Do you go?
  • C.What time does it close on Saturday?
8.Why ask about an explanation rather than guess?
  • A.Guessing may leave you doing the wrong thing
  • B.It passes the time
  • C.Asking is polite only

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Answer key — Finding the Gap

Set 2. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.What does that word mean?
  2. 2.What happened after the meeting?
  3. 3.I understood up to the sorting. What happens then?
  4. 4.What will the money be spent on?
  5. 5.How long does the journey take?
  6. 6.Which bin does card go in?
  7. 7.What time does it close on Saturday?
  8. 8.Guessing may leave you doing the wrong thing

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D4.5.K-2 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.