Pumpkins Reading Comprehension Worksheets for Kindergarten

What your child practices

These 2 worksheets pair the passage "Pumpkins" with 8 questions for kindergarten readers. Early readers build comprehension by retelling, spotting key details and talking about what happened, so short passages with simple questions are ideal at this stage. Inside you will find Reading Comprehension and Written Response. The skill matches Common Core RI.K.1, the standard for finding key details in a nonfiction text. It also touches RI.K.2, identifying the main topic or main idea of a nonfiction text. Answer keys sit on page 2 of each PDF, so checking takes seconds. Finished a sheet? The online version reads every question aloud and checks answers instantly.

Tips for parents

• Read the questions aloud for early readers, and let them point to the answer in the pictures or text.
• Talk about one new or tricky word from the passage and use it at dinner.
• Read the passage together first, then let your child answer the questions on their own.