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

2.Read the text, then answer the questions.

The Last Lap

Dee was fast. She won every race at sports day, and she knew it. In the relay, she ran the last lap. Her team was behind. Dee ran so hard that her chest burned, but the other runner crossed the line first. Dee sat on the grass. Her team came and sat with her. "You made up ten metres," said Ali. Dee had not thought about that. She had only thought about losing.

1. How many metres did Ali say she made up?
2. Was her team ahead or behind when she started?
3. What happened after the other runner crossed the line?
4. Which lap did Dee run?

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Answer key — Ask and Answer About a Story

Set 5. Prints on its own sheet.

1.1. Ravi felt better and ate his sandwich on the other side of his mouth. 2. His friend Nell. 3. He had a wobbly tooth. 4. On his pillow, that night.
2.1. Ten metres. 2. Behind. 3. Dee sat on the grass and her team came and sat with her. 4. The last lap.

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