Name: ____________________Date: ____________
The Stuck Kite
Tess had a new red paper kite.
The hill was windy.
Up, up went the kite!
Its yellow tail went flip, flip.
Then the wind gave a big push.
The kite got stuck in a tree!
Tess gave the string a tug.
The kite did not come down.
She gave it a big tug.
It was still stuck on a twig.
Dad came over to look.
He jumped. He jumped again.
His hat blew off! It stuck in the tree, too.
"Now the tree has my hat," said Dad.
"It wants to go up," said Tess.
So she let the string go loose.
The wind lifted the kite off the twig.
Its tail hooked Dad's hat!
Up went kite and hat, like a bird.
"Bye, hat," said Dad.
Questions
1. Where did the kite get stuck?
- On a roof
- In a tree
- In a lake
2. What happened to Dad's hat?
- It fell in a pond
- He gave it to Tess
- It blew off and stuck in the tree
3. What did Tess do to get the kite free?
- Gave a big tug
- Let the string go loose
- Climbed up
4. What did the kite's tail hook?
- A bird
- A twig
- Dad's hat
5. What does tug mean in "Tess gave the string a tug"?
- A nap
- A hard pull
- A jump
Words to know
- kite: flying toy
- string: thin cord
- tug: pull hard
- twig: a thin branch
- loose: not tight
Answer key: The Stuck Kite
- B. In a tree
- C. It blew off and stuck in the tree
- B. Let the string go loose
- C. Dad's hat
- B. A hard pull