Big Questions and Small Ones is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on linking a small question to a big one, aligned to Common Core standard D1.4.K-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.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Draw a line from each big question to the small one that helps.
1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Big: How does our school work?
Big: What has changed at our school?
Big: How do we find lost things?
Big: How do people pay for things?
A.Small: Whose job is the door?
B.Small: What did the old photograph show?
C.Small: Where do you go to get a lost hat?
D.Small: How much does bread cost?
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Big: Where does our food come from?
Big: Who helps us in an emergency?
Big: What is our weather like?
Big: How do we keep the park nice?
A.Small: How many days did it rain?
B.Small: What do the park rules say?
C.Small: Who wrote from the fire station?
D.Small: What is on the lunch menu?
LessonPrint · D1.4.K-2 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Big Questions and Small Ones
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Big: How does our school work? — A (Small: Whose job is the door?) 2. Big: What has changed at our school? — B (Small: What did the old photograph show?) 3. Big: How do we find lost things? — C (Small: Where do you go to get a lost hat?) 4. Big: How do people pay for things? — D (Small: How much does bread cost?)
2.1. Big: Where does our food come from? — D (Small: What is on the lunch menu?) 2. Big: Who helps us in an emergency? — C (Small: Who wrote from the fire station?) 3. Big: What is our weather like? — A (Small: How many days did it rain?) 4. Big: How do we keep the park nice? — B (Small: What do the park rules say?)
Questions about Big Questions and Small Ones
What does the Big Questions and Small Ones worksheet cover?
It practises linking a small question to a big one — 2 questions for Kindergarten to Grade 2, all on Common Core D1.4.K-2: Show how a smaller question helps with the big one. The instruction to pupils is “Draw a line from each big question to the small one that helps”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Big Questions and Small Ones practise?
D1.4.K-2 — D1.4.K-2, in the Developing Questions and Planning Inquiries domain for Kindergarten to Grade 2. The published standard reads: “Make connections between supporting questions and compelling questions.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Big Questions and Small Ones is written for Kindergarten to Grade 2, typically ages 7-8. It is one of the sheets on D1.4.K-2, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Big Questions and Small Ones 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 Big Questions and Small Ones 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 Big Questions and Small Ones free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Big Questions and Small Ones, 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 D1.4.K-2?
Yes — “Small Questions Help Big Ones” is a 40-minute Kindergarten to Grade 2 plan for D1.4.K-2, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Big Questions and Small Ones is the practice that follows it.
More practice for D1.4.K-2
Show how a smaller question helps with the big one.