Listen and Answer — Stories is a free printable Kindergarten English worksheet on answering about a story read aloud, aligned to Common Core standard SL.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.
There was one swing and two children. Tam got there first. Rosa waited. She waited a long time. Then Tam looked up. "You can have a turn now," he said. Rosa smiled and got on. Tam pushed her.
1. Tell the story in your own words. What happened?
2. Who got to the swing first?
3. How many swings were there?
2.Read the text, then answer the questions.
Sam's Bean
Sam put one bean in a cup of soil. He gave it water. He put the cup by the window. For six days nothing happened. Sam was sad. On day seven a tiny green shoot came up. Sam clapped his hands.
1. Where did Sam put the cup?
2. Tell the story in your own words. What happened?
3. What came up on day seven?
LessonPrint · SL.K.2 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Listen and Answer — Stories
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Two children wanted one swing, Rosa waited, and Tam gave her a turn and pushed her. 2. Tam. 3. One.
2.1. By the window. 2. Sam planted a bean, watered it, waited six days, and on day seven a green shoot came up. 3. A tiny green shoot.
Questions about Listen and Answer — Stories
What does the Listen and Answer — Stories worksheet cover?
It practises answering about a story read aloud — 2 questions for Kindergarten, all on Common Core SL.K.2: Ask a question when something read aloud did not make sense. The instruction to pupils is “Read the story, then answer the questions”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Listen and Answer — Stories practise?
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.K.2 — SL.K.2, in the Speaking & Listening domain for Kindergarten. The published standard reads: “Confirm understanding of a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media by asking and answering questions about key details and requesting clarification if something is not understood.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Listen and Answer — Stories is written for Kindergarten, typically ages 5-6. It is one of the sheets on SL.K.2, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Listen and Answer — Stories 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 Listen and Answer — Stories 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 Listen and Answer — Stories free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Listen and Answer — Stories, 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 SL.K.2?
Yes — “Listening and Checking You Understood” is a 30-minute Kindergarten plan for SL.K.2, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Listen and Answer — Stories is the practice that follows it.
More practice for SL.K.2
Ask a question when something read aloud did not make sense.