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KG Story Comprehension & Retelling — Reading Comprehension — Who Is in the Story? Free printable reading comprehension passage about who is in the story. Students read the passage and answer questions to build understanding. For Kindergarten (ages 5–6).
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Who Is in the Story? LITERACY · KINDERGARTEN Name Date Read the passage, then answer the questions below. The people or animals in a story are called characters. Some characters are in the whole story, and some appear only once. The main character is the one the story is mostly about, and usually the one with the problem. To find out who is in a story, look for names and for words like she, he, and they. Knowing who is who helps you follow what happens. Questions: 1 What are the people in a story called? 2 Who is the main character usually? 3 What words help you find the characters? www.littleactivity.com Kindergarten · Literacy
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Who Is in the Story? LITERACY · KINDERGARTEN Name Date Read the passage, then answer the questions below. The people or animals in a story are called characters. Some characters are in the whole story, and some appear only once. The main character is the one the story is mostly about, and usually the one with the problem. To find out who is in a story, look for names and for words like she, he, and they. Knowing who is who helps you follow what happens. Questions: 1 What are the people in a story called? 2 Who is the main character usually? 3 What words help you find the characters? www.littleactivity.com Kindergarten · Literacy
Brain Teaser — Riddles LITERACY · 2ND GRADE Name Date Read each riddle carefully. Think before you answer! 1 I have hands but cannot clap. What am I? Hint: Tick tock! Answer: 2 What has a head and a tail but no body? Hint: You flip it. Answer: 3 What gets wetter the more it dries? Hint: You use it after a bath. Answer: 4 A farmer has 5 chickens. All but 3 run away. How many are left? Hint: "All but 3"... Answer: 5 I have legs but never walk. What am I? Hint: You sit at me. Answer: 6 What has an eye but cannot see? Hint: You use it to sew. Answer: www.littleactivity.com 2nd Grade · Literacy
Brain Teaser — Lateral Thinking LITERACY · 2ND GRADE Name Date Read each riddle carefully. Think before you answer! 1 A man walks into a bar and asks for water. The bartender pulls out a gun. The man says 'Thank you' and leaves. Why? Hint: He had the hiccups. Answer: 2 A woman shoots her husband, then holds him underwater for 5 minutes. They go out to dinner. How? Hint: She's a photographer. Answer: 3 How can a man go 8 days without sleep? Hint: He sleeps at night. Answer: 4 A truck driver goes the wrong way on a one-way street. He passes a police officer who does nothing. Why? Hint: He's walking. Answer: 5 What breaks but never falls, and falls but never breaks? Hint: Day and night. Answer: 6 A cowboy rides into town on Friday, stays 3 days, and leaves on Friday. How? Hint: His horse's name... Answer: www.littleactivity.com 2nd Grade · Literacy
Brain Teaser — Riddles LITERACY · 3RD GRADE Name Date Read each riddle carefully. Think before you answer! 1 I have hands but cannot clap. What am I? Hint: Tick tock! Answer: 2 What has a head and a tail but no body? Hint: You flip it. Answer: 3 What gets wetter the more it dries? Hint: You use it after a bath. Answer: 4 A farmer has 5 chickens. All but 3 run away. How many are left? Hint: "All but 3"... Answer: 5 I have legs but never walk. What am I? Hint: You sit at me. Answer: 6 What has an eye but cannot see? Hint: You use it to sew. Answer: www.littleactivity.com 3rd Grade · Literacy
Brain Teaser — Lateral Thinking LITERACY · 3RD GRADE Name Date Read each riddle carefully. Think before you answer! 1 A man walks into a bar and asks for water. The bartender pulls out a gun. The man says 'Thank you' and leaves. Why? Hint: He had the hiccups. Answer: 2 A woman shoots her husband, then holds him underwater for 5 minutes. They go out to dinner. How? Hint: She's a photographer. Answer: 3 How can a man go 8 days without sleep? Hint: He sleeps at night. Answer: 4 A truck driver goes the wrong way on a one-way street. He passes a police officer who does nothing. Why? Hint: He's walking. Answer: 5 What breaks but never falls, and falls but never breaks? Hint: Day and night. Answer: 6 A cowboy rides into town on Friday, stays 3 days, and leaves on Friday. How? Hint: His horse's name... Answer: www.littleactivity.com 3rd Grade · Literacy
Brain Teaser — Riddles LITERACY · 4TH GRADE Name Date Read each riddle carefully. Think before you answer! 1 I have hands but cannot clap. What am I? Hint: Tick tock! Answer: 2 What has a head and a tail but no body? Hint: You flip it. Answer: 3 What gets wetter the more it dries? Hint: You use it after a bath. Answer: 4 A farmer has 5 chickens. All but 3 run away. How many are left? Hint: "All but 3"... Answer: 5 I have legs but never walk. What am I? Hint: You sit at me. Answer: 6 What has an eye but cannot see? Hint: You use it to sew. Answer: www.littleactivity.com 4th Grade · Literacy
Brain Teaser — Lateral Thinking LITERACY · 4TH GRADE Name Date Read each riddle carefully. Think before you answer! 1 A man walks into a bar and asks for water. The bartender pulls out a gun. The man says 'Thank you' and leaves. Why? Hint: He had the hiccups. Answer: 2 A woman shoots her husband, then holds him underwater for 5 minutes. They go out to dinner. How? Hint: She's a photographer. Answer: 3 How can a man go 8 days without sleep? Hint: He sleeps at night. Answer: 4 A truck driver goes the wrong way on a one-way street. He passes a police officer who does nothing. Why? Hint: He's walking. Answer: 5 What breaks but never falls, and falls but never breaks? Hint: Day and night. Answer: 6 A cowboy rides into town on Friday, stays 3 days, and leaves on Friday. How? Hint: His horse's name... Answer: www.littleactivity.com 4th Grade · Literacy
