Listen and Tell Back is a free printable Kindergarten English worksheet on telling back a fact from a text read aloud by finishing a sentence, aligned to Common Core standard RI.K.10. 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: "Bats sleep in caves in the day." Tell it back: Bats sleep in ___.
Choose: caves · beds · boats
2.Listen: "Pandas eat bamboo all day long." Tell it back: Pandas eat ___.
Choose: bamboo · pizza · rocks
3.Listen: "A seed needs water and sun to grow." Tell it back: A seed needs water and ___.
Choose: sun · sand · socks
4.Listen: "Ladybugs are red with black spots." Tell it back: Ladybugs have black ___.
Choose: spots · stripes · wheels
5.Listen: "Owls sleep in the day. They hunt at night." Tell it back: Owls hunt at ___.
Choose: night · school · lunch
6.Listen: "Plants take in water through their roots." Tell it back: Water goes in through the ___.
Choose: roots · flowers · leaves
7.Listen: "Ice melts when it gets warm." Tell it back: Ice melts when it gets ___.
Choose: warm · cold · dark
LessonPrint · RI.K.10 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Listen and Tell Back
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.caves
2.bamboo
3.sun
4.spots
5.night
6.roots
7.warm
Questions about Listen and Tell Back
What does the Listen and Tell Back worksheet cover?
It practices telling back a fact from a text read aloud by finishing a sentence — 7 questions for Kindergarten, all on Common Core RI.K.10: Join in with a shared fact book and follow what it is teaching. The instruction to students is “Finish each sentence”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Listen and Tell Back practice?
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.K.10 — RI.K.10, under Reading: Informational Text 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?
Listen and Tell Back is written for Kindergarten, typically ages 5-6. It is one of the sheets on RI.K.10, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Listen and Tell Back 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 Tell Back 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 Tell Back free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Listen and Tell Back, 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.10
Join in with a shared fact book and follow what it is teaching.