Could It Really Happen? is a free printable Grade 1 English worksheet on telling an event that could really happen from a make-believe one, aligned to Common Core standard RL.1.5. It prints 3 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

Set 10 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.

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Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.

Could It Really Happen?

RL.1.5

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Sort each one into the right column.

1.Sort each one: Could really happen or Make-believe?

Sort: Snow covered the garden., The trees walked to town., Dad baked some bread., Rain fell all morning., A snowman talked to me., My shoes ran away by themselves.

Could really happenMake-believe

2.Sort each one: Could really happen or Make-believe?

Sort: The sun told a joke., A mouse grew as big as a house., A teapot sang a song., The bus was late., A baby bird hatched from an egg., A girl rode her bike to school.

Could really happenMake-believe

3.Sort each one: Could really happen or Make-believe?

Sort: Grandpa read me a story., A dog barked at a cat., A pig flew over the house., A fish climbed a ladder., A cat drove a bus., A boy lost his tooth.

Could really happenMake-believe

LessonPrint · RL.1.5 · Set 10 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Could It Really Happen?

Set 10. Prints on its own sheet.

1.1. A snowman talked to me. — Make-believe 2. Dad baked some bread. — Could really happen 3. My shoes ran away by themselves. — Make-believe 4. Rain fell all morning. — Could really happen 5. Snow covered the garden. — Could really happen 6. The trees walked to town. — Make-believe
2.1. A baby bird hatched from an egg. — Could really happen 2. A girl rode her bike to school. — Could really happen 3. A mouse grew as big as a house. — Make-believe 4. A teapot sang a song. — Make-believe 5. The bus was late. — Could really happen 6. The sun told a joke. — Make-believe
3.1. A boy lost his tooth. — Could really happen 2. A cat drove a bus. — Make-believe 3. A dog barked at a cat. — Could really happen 4. A fish climbed a ladder. — Make-believe 5. A pig flew over the house. — Make-believe 6. Grandpa read me a story. — Could really happen

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RL.1.5 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.