Words or Pictures? is a free printable Kindergarten English worksheet on saying whether a fact came from the words or the picture, aligned to Common Core standard RI.K.6. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions, 22 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.
22 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.
Words or Pictures?
RI.K.6
NameDate
Read the text, then answer the questions.
1.Read the text, then answer the questions.
Ants
Ants are insects. An ant has six legs. Ants live together in a nest. Some ants dig tunnels. Some ants carry food. An ant can lift something much bigger than itself. Ants work as a team.
1. What would a diagram of an ant need to label?
2. What would a picture in this book need to show?
2.Read the text, then answer the questions.
Take Care of Your Teeth
You should brush your teeth two times a day. Brush in the morning. Brush before bed. Use a small brush and a little paste. Brush the front and the back of every tooth. Clean teeth stay strong.
1. What would a picture for this text need to show?
2. Why did the author write this?
LessonPrint · RI.K.6 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Words or Pictures?
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Its six legs. 2. Ants in a nest, digging tunnels and carrying food.
2.1. A small brush with a little paste on it, brushing teeth. 2. To tell us how to take care of our teeth.
Questions about Words or Pictures?
What does the Words or Pictures? worksheet cover?
It practises saying whether a fact came from the words or the picture — 2 questions for Kindergarten, all on Common Core RI.K.6: Name who wrote the book and who made the pictures, and say what each one did. 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 Words or Pictures? practise?
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.K.6 — RI.K.6, in the Reading: Informational Text domain for Kindergarten. The published standard reads: “Name the author and illustrator of a text and define the role of each in presenting the ideas or information in a text.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Words or Pictures? is written for Kindergarten, typically ages 5-6. It is one of the sheets on RI.K.6, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Words or Pictures? 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 Words or Pictures? can I print?
25 versions, of which 22 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 Words or Pictures? free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Words or Pictures?, 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.
More practice for RI.K.6
Name who wrote the book and who made the pictures, and say what each one did.