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 17 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: A cat drove a bus., The bus was late., Grandpa read me a story., The trees walked to town., A dog read the newspaper aloud., A cat chased a mouse.

Could really happenMake-believe

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

Sort: A dog barked at a cat., The sun told a joke., A snowman talked to me., Snow covered the garden., The moon ate a sandwich., A frog jumped into the pond.

Could really happenMake-believe

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

Sort: Dad baked some bread., Rain fell all morning., A mouse grew as big as a house., A teapot sang a song., A rabbit baked a cake for the queen., We planted beans.

Could really happenMake-believe

LessonPrint · RL.1.5 · Set 17 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Could It Really Happen?

Set 17. Prints on its own sheet.

1.1. A cat chased a mouse. — Could really happen 2. A cat drove a bus. — Make-believe 3. A dog read the newspaper aloud. — Make-believe 4. Grandpa read me a story. — Could really happen 5. The bus was late. — Could really happen 6. The trees walked to town. — Make-believe
2.1. A dog barked at a cat. — Could really happen 2. A frog jumped into the pond. — Could really happen 3. A snowman talked to me. — Make-believe 4. Snow covered the garden. — Could really happen 5. The moon ate a sandwich. — Make-believe 6. The sun told a joke. — Make-believe
3.1. A mouse grew as big as a house. — Make-believe 2. A rabbit baked a cake for the queen. — Make-believe 3. A teapot sang a song. — Make-believe 4. Dad baked some bread. — Could really happen 5. Rain fell all morning. — 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.