New Words in a Story is a free printable Kindergarten English worksheet on working out a word from the story around it, aligned to Common Core standard RL.K.4. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions, 19 of them with 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.
19 of these 25 sets ask different questions — this skill does not have 25 questions to give. The rest reorder them, so no two pupils have the same paper in front of them.
New Words in a Story
RL.K.4
NameDate
Read the story, then answer the questions.
1.Read the text, then answer the questions.
Nia's Hat
The wind took Nia's blue hat. It rolled down the hill. Nia ran after it. The hat stopped by a big rock. Nia picked it up and held it tight. She walked home with two hands on her hat.
1. The hat "rolled" down the hill. Did it move or stay still?
2.Read the text, then answer the questions.
One Swing
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. Rosa "waited a long time". What does waited mean?
LessonPrint · RL.K.4 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — New Words in a Story
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. It moved — rolled means it turned over and over down the hill.
2.1. Stayed where she was until it was her turn.
Questions about New Words in a Story
What does the New Words in a Story worksheet cover?
It practises working out a word from the story around it — 2 questions for Kindergarten, all on Common Core RL.K.4: Notice a word you do not know in a story, and ask what it means. 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 New Words in a Story practise?
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.4 — RL.K.4, in the Reading: Literature domain for Kindergarten. The published standard reads: “Ask and answer questions about unknown words in a text.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
New Words in a Story is written for Kindergarten, typically ages 5-6. It is one of the sheets on RL.K.4, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does New Words in a Story 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 New Words in a Story can I print?
25 versions, of which 19 ask genuinely different questions — this skill does not have 25 distinct questions to give, so the rest reorder them and no two pupils still share a paper. Set 1 downloads all 25 as one PDF.
Is New Words in a Story free to print and photocopy?
Yes. New Words in a Story, 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 RL.K.4?
Yes — “Words You Do Not Know Yet” is a 30-minute Kindergarten plan for RL.K.4, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. New Words in a Story is the practice that follows it.
More practice for RL.K.4
Notice a word you do not know in a story, and ask what it means.
Teaching this next? Words You Do Not Know Yet is the 30-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.