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 17 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.

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Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.

Read and Answer — Stories

RF.K.4

NameDate

Read the text, then answer the questions.

1.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. What did Sam plant?
3. Where did Sam put the cup?

2.Read the text, then answer the questions.

New Shoes

Ada got new shoes. They were shiny and green. On the first day she walked slowly so they would stay clean. Then she saw a puddle. Ada stopped. She looked at the puddle for a long time. Then she jumped in with both feet.

1. What did Ada see?
2. What colour were Ada's new shoes?
3. Why did Ada walk slowly at first?

LessonPrint · RF.K.4 · Set 17 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Read and Answer — Stories

Set 17. Prints on its own sheet.

1.1. A tiny green shoot. 2. One bean. 3. By the window.
2.1. A puddle. 2. Green. 3. So her new shoes would stay clean.

More practice for RF.K.4

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RF.K.4 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.