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 20 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 teapot sang a song., A baby bird hatched from an egg., Snow covered the garden., The sun told a joke., A dog barked at a cat., A mouse grew as big as a house.

Could really happenMake-believe

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

Sort: Dad baked some bread., A pig flew over the house., The moon ate a sandwich., A snowman talked to me., A boy lost his tooth., A frog jumped into the pond.

Could really happenMake-believe

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

Sort: We planted beans., A fish climbed a ladder., A rabbit baked a cake for the queen., A cat chased a mouse., A girl rode her bike to school., My shoes ran away by themselves.

Could really happenMake-believe

LessonPrint · RL.1.5 · Set 20 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Could It Really Happen?

Set 20. Prints on its own sheet.

1.1. A baby bird hatched from an egg. — Could really happen 2. A dog barked at a cat. — Could really happen 3. A mouse grew as big as a house. — Make-believe 4. A teapot sang a song. — Make-believe 5. Snow covered the garden. — Could really happen 6. The sun told a joke. — Make-believe
2.1. A boy lost his tooth. — Could really happen 2. A frog jumped into the pond. — Could really happen 3. A pig flew over the house. — Make-believe 4. A snowman talked to me. — Make-believe 5. Dad baked some bread. — Could really happen 6. The moon ate a sandwich. — Make-believe
3.1. A cat chased a mouse. — Could really happen 2. A fish climbed a ladder. — Make-believe 3. A girl rode her bike to school. — Could really happen 4. A rabbit baked a cake for the queen. — Make-believe 5. My shoes ran away by themselves. — Make-believe 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.