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

One Glove

Maya found one green glove on the wall by the bus stop. It was small, so it belonged to a child. She could not just leave it. She pinned a note to the wall: FOUND — ONE GREEN GLOVE. ASK AT NUMBER 12. For three days nobody came. On the fourth day a boy knocked. He had the other green glove in his hand.

  1. 1. What did the boy have in his hand?
  2. 2. What did Maya find?
  3. 3. Where did she find it?
  4. 4. How many days passed before the boy knocked?

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Answer key — Ask and Answer About a Story

Set 21. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. He had a wobbly tooth. 2. Ravi felt better and ate his sandwich on the other side of his mouth. 3. His friend Nell. 4. On his pillow, that night.
  2. 2.1. The other green glove. 2. One green glove. 3. On the wall by the bus stop. 4. Three days; he came on the fourth day.

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