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 21 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 boy lost his tooth., A girl rode her bike to school., My shoes ran away by themselves., The sun told a joke., A baby bird hatched from an egg., The moon ate a sandwich.

Could really happenMake-believe

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

Sort: The bus was late., A rabbit baked a cake for the queen., A dog barked at a cat., A teapot sang a song., Dad baked some bread., A fish climbed a ladder.

Could really happenMake-believe

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

Sort: A snowman talked to me., The trees walked to town., Grandpa read me a story., A mouse grew as big as a house., A cat chased a mouse., A frog jumped into the pond.

Could really happenMake-believe

LessonPrint · RL.1.5 · Set 21 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Could It Really Happen?

Set 21. Prints on its own sheet.

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