Questions About a Story is a free printable Kindergarten English worksheet on answering who, what and where about a story just heard, aligned to Common Core standard RL.K.1. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions, 24 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.
24 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.
Questions About a Story
RL.K.1
NameDate
Read the story, then answer the questions.
1.Read the text, then answer the questions.
The Top Shelf
Mia wanted the blue cup. It was on the top shelf. Mia could not reach it. She pulled a chair over, but the chair was still too low. Then her big brother came in. He lifted the cup down for her. "Thank you," said Mia.
1. Where was the cup?
2. What did Mia want?
3. Who got the cup down?
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. What came up on day seven?
2. Where did Sam put the cup?
3. What did Sam plant?
LessonPrint · RL.K.1 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Questions About a Story
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. On the top shelf. 2. The blue cup. 3. Her big brother.
2.1. A tiny green shoot. 2. By the window. 3. One bean.
Questions about Questions About a Story
What does the Questions About a Story worksheet cover?
It practises answering who, what and where about a story just heard — 2 questions for Kindergarten, all on Common Core RL.K.1: Answer questions about what happened in a story you have just heard. 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 Questions About a Story practise?
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.1 — RL.K.1, in the Reading: Literature domain for Kindergarten. The published standard reads: “With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Questions About a Story is written for Kindergarten, typically ages 5-6. It is one of the sheets on RL.K.1, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Questions About 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 Questions About a Story can I print?
25 versions, of which 24 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 Questions About a Story free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Questions About 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.1?
Yes — “Asking Questions About a Story” is a 30-minute Kindergarten plan for RL.K.1, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Questions About a Story is the practice that follows it.
More practice for RL.K.1
Answer questions about what happened in a story you have just heard.