The Sing Song of Old Man Kangaroo Comprehension

Children are introduced to Rudyard Kipling’s fantastical “just so story” about how the kangaroo got his tail in this short reading passage. Students then answer the reading comprehension questions that follow. As they identify the correct answers, they review key vocabulary from the story and practice interpreting context clues. Designed for a third grade literacy curriculum, this appealing worksheet is a fun way to introduce origin, or pourquoi, stories to young readers.