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.

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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: Rain fell all morning., A frog jumped into the pond., A snowman talked to me., A boy lost his tooth., A dog read the newspaper aloud., A pig flew over the house.

Could really happenMake-believe

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

Sort: A fish climbed a ladder., The moon ate a sandwich., A cat chased a mouse., My shoes ran away by themselves., Snow covered the garden., Dad baked some bread.

Could really happenMake-believe

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

Sort: A teapot sang a song., The bus was late., A mouse grew as big as a house., A cat drove a bus., A baby bird hatched from an egg., We planted beans.

Could really happenMake-believe

LessonPrint · RL.1.5 · Set 13 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Could It Really Happen?

Set 13. Prints on its own sheet.

1.1. A boy lost his tooth. — Could really happen 2. A dog read the newspaper aloud. — Make-believe 3. A frog jumped into the pond. — Could really happen 4. A pig flew over the house. — Make-believe 5. A snowman talked to me. — Make-believe 6. Rain fell all morning. — Could really happen
2.1. A cat chased a mouse. — Could really happen 2. A fish climbed a ladder. — Make-believe 3. Dad baked some bread. — Could really happen 4. My shoes ran away by themselves. — Make-believe 5. Snow covered the garden. — Could really happen 6. The moon ate a sandwich. — Make-believe
3.1. A baby bird hatched from an egg. — Could really happen 2. A cat drove a bus. — Make-believe 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. We planted beans. — Could really happen

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