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

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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: The moon ate a sandwich., A frog jumped into the pond., A dog read the newspaper aloud., Snow covered the garden., We planted beans., The sun told a joke.

Could really happenMake-believe

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

Sort: A snowman talked to me., Grandpa read me a story., A baby bird hatched from an egg., A teapot sang a song., A fish climbed a ladder., Dad baked some bread.

Could really happenMake-believe

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

Sort: Rain fell all morning., A rabbit baked a cake for the queen., My shoes ran away by themselves., The trees walked to town., A girl rode her bike to school., A dog barked at a cat.

Could really happenMake-believe

LessonPrint · RL.1.5 · Set 19 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Could It Really Happen?

Set 19. Prints on its own sheet.

1.1. A dog read the newspaper aloud. — Make-believe 2. A frog jumped into the pond. — Could really happen 3. Snow covered the garden. — Could really happen 4. The moon ate a sandwich. — Make-believe 5. The sun told a joke. — Make-believe 6. We planted beans. — Could really happen
2.1. A baby bird hatched from an egg. — Could really happen 2. A fish climbed a ladder. — Make-believe 3. A snowman talked to me. — Make-believe 4. A teapot sang a song. — Make-believe 5. Dad baked some bread. — Could really happen 6. Grandpa read me a story. — Could really happen
3.1. A dog barked at a cat. — Could really happen 2. A girl rode her bike to school. — Could really happen 3. A rabbit baked a cake for the queen. — Make-believe 4. My shoes ran away by themselves. — Make-believe 5. Rain fell all morning. — Could really happen 6. The trees walked to town. — Make-believe

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