The Hen and the Pig: Kindergarten Reading Passage
A hen sits on her six eggs until a big pig runs up to the nest. A free printable kindergarten short story (34 words) with multiple-choice who/how many 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
A hen sits on her six eggs until a big pig runs up to the nest. A free printable kindergarten short story (34 words) with multiple-choice who/how many 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
A hen sat on a nest. The hen had six eggs. A big pig ran to the nest. "Go back to the mud, pig!" said the hen. The pig ran back to the mud. WHO? Who sat on the nest? hen pig cow HOW MANY? How many eggs did the hen have ___? two six ten Read each sentence. Circle yes or no. A pig ran to the nest. yes no The pig sat on the eggs.
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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