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: A rabbit baked a cake for the queen., A baby bird hatched from an egg., The sun told a joke., A cat chased a mouse., The trees walked to town., We planted beans.

Could really happenMake-believe

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

Sort: Snow covered the garden., A frog jumped into the pond., A dog read the newspaper aloud., A dog barked at a cat., A teapot sang a song., My shoes ran away by themselves.

Could really happenMake-believe

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

Sort: A snowman talked to me., The moon ate a sandwich., Grandpa read me a story., A pig flew over the house., A girl rode her bike to school., The bus was late.

Could really happenMake-believe

LessonPrint · RL.1.5 · Set 22 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Could It Really Happen?

Set 22. Prints on its own sheet.

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

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