Listen and Answer — Stories is a free printable Kindergarten English worksheet on confirming a key detail of a story read aloud in a sentence, aligned to Common Core standard SL.K.2. It prints 7 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students 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.
1.Listen: "Fox wanted the grapes, but they were too high." Fox could not get the grapes. They were too ___.
Choose: high · small · green
2.Listen: "Pip the cat sat in the sun all day. At night she slept on the rug." At night Pip slept on the ___.
Choose: rug · roof · bus
3.Listen: "Sam woke up late. He ran all the way to school." Sam ran because he woke up ___.
Choose: late · early · happy
4.Listen: "Raj planted a seed. After a week, a shoot came up." After a week, a ___ came up.
Choose: shoot · sock · snail
5.Listen: "Mouse was hungry. He found some cheese under the table." Mouse found some ___.
Choose: cheese · bread · cake
6.Listen: "Ted lost his hat at the park. Nan found it on a bench." Nan found the hat on a ___.
Choose: bench · bus · bed
7.Listen: "Ana gave her friend half of her apple." Ana shared her ___.
Choose: apple · pencil · ball
LessonPrint · SL.K.2 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Listen and Answer — Stories
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.high
2.rug
3.late
4.shoot
5.cheese
6.bench
7.apple
Questions about Listen and Answer — Stories
What does the Listen and Answer — Stories worksheet cover?
It practices confirming a key detail of a story read aloud in a sentence — 7 questions for Kindergarten, all on Common Core SL.K.2: Ask a question when something read aloud did not make sense. The instruction to students is “Finish each sentence”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Listen and Answer — Stories practice?
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.K.2 — SL.K.2, under Speaking & Listening for Kindergarten. The published standard reads: “Confirm understanding of a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media by asking and answering questions about key details and requesting clarification if something is not understood.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Listen and Answer — Stories is written for Kindergarten, typically ages 5-6. It is one of the sheets on SL.K.2, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Listen and Answer — Stories come with an answer key?
Yes. All 7 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 Listen and Answer — Stories can I print?
25 — one per student, 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 Listen and Answer — Stories free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Listen 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 SL.K.2?
Yes — “Listening and Checking You Understood” is a 30-minute Kindergarten plan for SL.K.2, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Listen and Answer — Stories is the practice that follows it.
More practice for SL.K.2
Ask a question when something read aloud did not make sense.