Dr. Pat the Vet: Kindergarten Reading Passage

About this worksheet

Dr. Pat the vet wraps the bad leg of Bud the pup, and ten days later Bud can run and jump again. A free printable kindergarten short story (30 words) with multiple-choice who/what questions and a box to draw in. Answer key on page 2. Kindergartners can point under each word with a finger as they read it out loud.

On this sheet

VET Dr. Pat is a vet. Bud the pup has a bad leg. Dr. Pat wraps the leg. Bud can not run yet. In ten days, Bud can run and jump! WHO? Who has a bad leg? cat pup rabbit WHAT? What is Dr. Pat? a vet a cook a pilot Draw Bud the pup when he can run and jump.

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. Free for personal, family and classroom use.