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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.

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. How many days passed before the boy knocked?
  4. 4. Where did she find it?
2.Read the text, then answer the questions.

Market Day

On Saturdays, Grandpa took Omar to the market. Omar carried the basket. Grandpa carried the money. Omar's job was to pick the apples. He learned to press each one gently with his thumb. A soft spot meant the apple would be brown inside. One week Grandpa let Omar carry the money instead. Omar counted the change twice. He got it right both times.

  1. 1. What was Omar's job?
  2. 2. How many times did Omar count the change?
  3. 3. Who took Omar to the market?
  4. 4. What did Omar do before he was allowed to carry the money?

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Answer key — Ask and Answer About a Story

Set 4. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. The other green glove. 2. One green glove. 3. Three days; he came on the fourth day. 4. On the wall by the bus stop.
  2. 2.1. To pick the apples. 2. Twice. 3. Grandpa. 4. He carried the basket and picked the apples.

More practice for RL.1.1

Ask and answer questions about the important parts of a story.

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