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: My shoes ran away by themselves., Grandpa read me a story., A cat drove a bus., A teapot sang a song., Snow covered the garden., A girl rode her bike to school.

Could really happenMake-believe

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

Sort: The trees walked to town., A baby bird hatched from an egg., A mouse grew as big as a house., A cat chased a mouse., A snowman talked to me., Rain fell all morning.

Could really happenMake-believe

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

Sort: A dog read the newspaper aloud., The moon ate a sandwich., A pig flew over the house., A boy lost his tooth., A dog barked at a cat., We planted beans.

Could really happenMake-believe

LessonPrint · RL.1.5 · Set 23 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Could It Really Happen?

Set 23. Prints on its own sheet.

1.1. A cat drove a bus. — Make-believe 2. A girl rode her bike to school. — Could really happen 3. A teapot sang a song. — Make-believe 4. Grandpa read me a story. — Could really happen 5. My shoes ran away by themselves. — Make-believe 6. Snow covered the garden. — Could really happen
2.1. A baby bird hatched from an egg. — Could really happen 2. A cat chased a mouse. — Could really happen 3. A mouse grew as big as a house. — Make-believe 4. A snowman talked to me. — Make-believe 5. Rain fell all morning. — Could really happen 6. The trees walked to town. — Make-believe
3.1. A boy lost his tooth. — Could really happen 2. A dog barked at a cat. — Could really happen 3. A dog read the newspaper aloud. — Make-believe 4. A pig flew over the house. — Make-believe 5. The moon ate a sandwich. — 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.