Bluebonnets — Reading Comprehension — Answers
Answer sheet with model answers and success criteria for the Kindergarten reading comprehension comprehension exercise.
Bluebonnets — Reading Comprehension — Answers
Part A: Find the facts
Listen to each question. Circle the answer.
1.What is a bluebonnet?[1 mark]
- Aa bird
- Ba flower
- Ca hat
Answer: a flower
The text says “The bluebonnet is a flower.”
2.What color are most bluebonnets?[1 mark]
- Ared
- Byellow
- Cblue
Answer: blue
The text says “Most bluebonnets are blue.”
3.When do bluebonnets bloom?[1 mark]
- Ain the spring
- Bin the winter
- Cat night
Answer: in the spring
The text says “Bluebonnets bloom in the spring.”
Part B: True or false?
Circle True or False.
4.The bluebonnet is the state flower of Texas.
Answer: True
The text says “It is the state flower of Texas.”
5.You can see bluebonnets by the side of the road.
Answer: True
The text says you can see them “by the side of the road.”
6.Bees do not like bluebonnets.
Answer: False
The text says “Bees like to visit bluebonnets.”
Part C: Your turn
7.Draw a bluebonnet. Color it blue with a white top. Then tell a grown-up one thing you learned about bluebonnets.[2 marks]
Model answer: Bluebonnets bloom in the spring.
Success criteria:
- Drawing shows a blue flower with a white top
- Tells one fact from the text
Marking tips
- Give credit for correct method even when the final answer slips — the working shows where the thinking went right.
- For open-ended tasks, use the success criteria as a checklist rather than looking for one "right" answer.
- Celebrate what went well first, then pick one thing to work on next.
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