What Color is This – Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Naming colors and reading a short story at the same time is one of the first big
wins a Kindergarten reader gets to enjoy. This What Color is This Reading Comprehension
Worksheet pairs a gentle sky-colors story with five fill-in-the-bubble questions, so
young learners practice color words, sequencing, and reading for details in a single
sitting. The story follows a boy named Axel as he watches the sky change from pink at
first light, to blue with white clouds, to gray rain clouds, to a rainbow, and finally
to orange at sunset — every color anchored to something a child can picture right
away.

Use this Kindergarten colors worksheet as a whole-group read aloud, a small-group
guided reading text, or independent morning work. Read the story together on page one,
point out each color word, and let students describe the picture before they answer
anything. Then move to page two, where the same five questions wait with three bubble
choices each. Model filling in one bubble completely, then let students work through the
rest on their own. The included answer key makes checking the page a thirty-second job
for a teacher or a parent.

What’s Included

• 1 print-ready PDF worksheet
• Answer key
• A 50-word original Kindergarten reading passage with a full-color illustration
• 5 multiple-choice comprehension questions with 3 answer choices each

This What Color is This Reading Comprehension Worksheet helps children in three clear
ways. First, it builds color vocabulary in context: pink, blue, white, gray, and orange
all appear inside real sentences rather than on isolated flash cards, which is how color
words actually stick. Second, it strengthens reading for details, because every question
sends the child back into the text to find one specific fact. Third, it teaches test-taking
habits early — filling in a bubble neatly, checking that only one bubble is marked,
and rereading before choosing are all skills that pay off for years.

Teachers and parents can stretch this activity in plenty of fun directions. Take a
color walk outside and have students call out the colors of the sky, the grass, and the
leaves, then come back and draw what they saw. Sort crayons or building blocks into color
piles and label each pile with its color word. Ask children to retell the story in order
using the pictures, or to invent a new page: what color is the sky during a snowstorm?
Painting a sunrise-to-sunset color strip with watercolors is another favorite follow-up
that reinforces the same sequence of colors this worksheet teaches.

Related Resources

• Remembering Your Colors Reading Comprehension Worksheet
• Everyday Colors Reading Comprehension Collection
• Black and White Pictures Color Names Worksheet
• Look Song (Have Fun Teaching video)