The Duck and the Frog: Kindergarten Reading Passage
A duck swims in the pond while a frog sits on a log, until the frog hops in too. A free printable kindergarten short story (28 words) with multiple-choice who/where questions and a box to draw in. 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
A duck swims in the pond while a frog sits on a log, until the frog hops in too. A free printable kindergarten short story (28 words) with multiple-choice who/where 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
A duck is in the pond. It can swim and dip. A frog sits on a log. Hop! The frog jumps in ___. The duck and the frog swim. WHO? Who sits on a log? fish frog duck WHERE? Where is the duck? on a bus in the pond in a box Draw the duck and the frog in the pond.
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.
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