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 3 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. 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.
Building a Nest
Many birds build a nest in spring. A bird looks for twigs, grass and moss. It carries each piece back in its beak. The bird pushes the twigs into a cup shape. Soft moss goes inside. Then the bird lays its eggs in the nest.
1. Why did the author write this?
2. What would a picture for this text need to show?
2.Read the text, then answer the questions.
From Egg to Frog
A frog starts as an egg in the water. The egg hatches into a tadpole. A tadpole has a tail and no legs. The tadpole grows back legs. Then it grows front legs. Its tail gets shorter. At last it is a frog.
1. Why did the author write this?
2. What would a diagram for this text need to show?
LessonPrint · RI.K.6 · Set 3 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Words or Pictures?
Set 3. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. To explain how a bird builds a nest. 2. A bird with a twig in its beak, and a cup-shaped nest.
2.1. To explain how a frog grows from an egg to a frog. 2. The egg, the tadpole, the tadpole with legs, and the frog.
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RI.K.6 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.