Ben Gets on the Bus: Kindergarten Reading Passage
Ben and his dad ride a big yellow bus up a hill to the farm. A free printable kindergarten short story (32 words) with multiple-choice what questions and yes-or-no sentences. Answer key on page 2.
- Size
- US Letter (8.5 × 11 in), fits A4
- 2 pages: the worksheet and its answer key
- Level
- Kindergarten
- License
- Free for personal & classroom use
About this worksheet
Ben and his dad ride a big yellow bus up a hill to the farm. A free printable kindergarten short story (32 words) with multiple-choice what questions and yes-or-no sentences. Answer key on page 2. Kindergartners can point under each word with a finger as they read it out loud.
On this sheet
Dad and Ben get on the bus. The bus is big and yellow. It goes up a hill. Ben can see a cow and a pig. Hop off at the farm, Ben! WHAT? What color is the bus? red yellow blue WHAT? What can Ben see? cow whale penguin Read each sentence. Circle yes or no. Ben is with Dad. yes no The bus is little.
Tips for using it
- Before reading, look at the picture and the title together and guess what the passage will be about.
- Ask your child to underline the sentence in the passage that proves each answer.
- Talk about the story afterwards: what was the problem, how was it solved, and what would your child have done?
Printing tips
Download the PDF and print at 100% (or “fit to page” on A4). Page 1 is the worksheet and page 2 is the answer key with the answers in red; print just page 1 if you want to keep the answers for checking. The PNG shows page 1 only. Free for personal, family and classroom use.