Reading Together — Stories is a free printable Kindergarten English worksheet on following a story read aloud to the group, aligned to Common Core standard RL.K.10. 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. Where does this story happen?
2. What did Rosa do while she waited?
3. Who got to the swing first?
4. What did Tam do after Rosa got on?
2.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. What did Mia want?
2. Where does this story happen?
3. Where was the cup?
4. Who got the cup down?
LessonPrint · RL.K.10 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Reading Together — Stories
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Outside, at a swing. 2. She waited a long time without taking the swing. 3. Tam. 4. He pushed her.
2.1. The blue cup. 2. Indoors, by a shelf with a blue cup on it. 3. On the top shelf. 4. Her big brother.
Questions about Reading Together — Stories
What does the Reading Together — Stories worksheet cover?
It practises following a story read aloud to the group — 2 questions for Kindergarten, all on Common Core RL.K.10: Join in when the class reads together, and follow what is going on. 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 Reading Together — Stories practise?
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.10 — RL.K.10, in the Reading: Literature domain for Kindergarten. The published standard reads: “Actively engage in group reading activities with purpose and understanding.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Reading Together — Stories is written for Kindergarten, typically ages 5-6. It is one of the sheets on RL.K.10, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Reading Together — 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 Reading Together — 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 Reading Together — Stories free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Reading Together — 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 RL.K.10?
Yes — “Reading Together as a Class” is a 30-minute Kindergarten plan for RL.K.10, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Reading Together — Stories is the practice that follows it.
More practice for RL.K.10
Join in when the class reads together, and follow what is going on.
Teaching this next? Reading Together as a Class is the 30-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.