Ask and Answer About a Story is a free printable Grade 1 English worksheet on answering questions about the key details of a story, aligned to Common Core standard RL.1.1. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Ask and Answer About a Story

RL.1.1

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Read the story, then answer the questions.

1.Read the text, then answer the questions.

The Wobbly Tooth

Ravi had a wobbly tooth. He pushed it with his tongue all through lunch. It hurt a little, and he did not want to eat. His friend Nell sat down beside him. "Mine came out last week," she said. "It only wobbles for a few days." Ravi felt better. He ate his sandwich on the other side of his mouth. That night the tooth came out on his pillow.

1. Who sat beside him?
2. What happened after Nell spoke to Ravi?
3. What was wrong with Ravi?
4. Where did the tooth come out?

2.Read the text, then answer the questions.

Too Loud

The school band practised in the hall every Thursday. Sam played the drum. He liked it best when he could hit it hard. "Softer," said Mrs Otu. "The flutes cannot be heard." Sam did not want to play softly. But he tried it. This time he could hear the flutes too, winding above the drum like a bird. It sounded better than anything he had played before.

1. What instrument did Sam play?
2. What did Mrs Otu ask Sam to do?
3. What happened after Sam tried playing softly?
4. When did the band practise?

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Answer key — Ask and Answer About a Story

Set 19. Prints on its own sheet.

1.1. His friend Nell. 2. Ravi felt better and ate his sandwich on the other side of his mouth. 3. He had a wobbly tooth. 4. On his pillow, that night.
2.1. The drum. 2. Play more softly. 3. He could hear the flutes and thought it sounded better. 4. Every Thursday.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RL.1.1 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.