Read and Answer — Stories is a free printable Kindergarten English worksheet on reading a very short story and answering about it, aligned to Common Core standard RF.K.4. 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.
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. Who got the cup down?
2. What did Mia want?
3. Where was the cup?
2.Read the text, then answer the questions.
Too Much Rain
It rained all morning. Kofi could not play outside. He looked out of the window and sighed. Then Dad brought out a big box. Inside were blocks. Kofi built a tall tower. He did not mind the rain after that.
1. What did Kofi build?
2. Why could Kofi not play outside?
3. What was in the big box?
LessonPrint · RF.K.4 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Read and Answer — Stories
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Her big brother. 2. The blue cup. 3. On the top shelf.
2.1. A tall tower. 2. It rained all morning. 3. Blocks.
Questions about Read and Answer — Stories
What does the Read and Answer — Stories worksheet cover?
It practises reading a very short story and answering about it — 2 questions for Kindergarten, all on Common Core RF.K.4: Read a very simple book and understand what it said. The instruction to pupils is “Read the text, then answer the questions”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Read and Answer — Stories practise?
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.K.4 — RF.K.4, in the Reading: Foundational Skills domain for Kindergarten. The published standard reads: “Read emergent-reader texts with purpose and understanding.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Read and Answer — Stories is written for Kindergarten, typically ages 5-6. It is one of the sheets on RF.K.4, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Read 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 Read 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 Read and Answer — Stories free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Read 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 RF.K.4?
Yes — “Reading a Whole Book” is a 30-minute Kindergarten plan for RF.K.4, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Read and Answer — Stories is the practice that follows it.
More practice for RF.K.4
Read a very simple book and understand what it said.
Teaching this next? Reading a Whole Book is the 30-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.