Sorting Street Questions is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on matching a question to a topic, aligned to Common Core standard D1.2.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.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
1.'Who decided where the playground goes?' Which topic?
A.Long ago and now
B.Maps and places
C.Rules and leaders
2.'Which way is the Market Square?' Which topic?
A.Money and shops
B.Rules and leaders
C.Maps and places
3.'Why do oranges cost more than potatoes?' Which topic?
A.Rules and leaders
B.Long ago and now
C.Money and shops
4.'Who pays for the new trees on the street?' Which topic?
A.Money and shops
B.Maps and places
C.Long ago and now
5.'When did the first shop open on Oak Street?' Which topic?
A.Maps and places
B.Money and shops
C.Long ago and now
6.'Who may borrow books from the library?' Which topic?
A.Money and shops
B.Maps and places
C.Rules and leaders
7.'Where is the nearest bus stop?' Which topic?
A.Maps and places
B.Rules and leaders
C.Long ago and now
8.'How did people get bread before the baker opened?' Which topic?
A.Rules and leaders
B.Maps and places
C.Long ago and now
LessonPrint · D1.2.K-2 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Sorting Street Questions
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.Rules and leaders
2.Maps and places
3.Money and shops
4.Money and shops
5.Long ago and now
6.Rules and leaders
7.Maps and places
8.Long ago and now
Questions about Sorting Street Questions
What does the Sorting Street Questions worksheet cover?
It practises matching a question to a topic — 8 questions for Kindergarten to Grade 2, all on Common Core D1.2.K-2: Name the social studies ideas a big question is about. The instruction to pupils is “Circle the topic each question belongs to”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Sorting Street Questions practise?
D1.2.K-2 — D1.2.K-2, in the Developing Questions and Planning Inquiries domain for Kindergarten to Grade 2. The published standard reads: “Identify disciplinary ideas associated with a compelling question.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Sorting Street Questions is written for Kindergarten to Grade 2, typically ages 7-8. It is one of the sheets on D1.2.K-2, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Sorting Street Questions come with an answer key?
Yes. All 8 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 Sorting Street Questions 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 Sorting Street Questions free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Sorting Street Questions, 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 D1.2.K-2?
Yes — “Sorting Street Questions” is a 40-minute Kindergarten to Grade 2 plan for D1.2.K-2, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Sorting Street Questions is the practice that follows it.
More practice for D1.2.K-2
Name the social studies ideas a big question is about.
Teaching this next? Sorting Street Questions is the 40-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.