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 mouse grew as big as a house., A rabbit baked a cake for the queen., Grandpa read me a story., A cat chased a mouse., The moon ate a sandwich., A frog jumped into the pond.

Could really happenMake-believe

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

Sort: The trees walked to town., We planted beans., Snow covered the garden., A dog read the newspaper aloud., A teapot sang a song., A boy lost his tooth.

Could really happenMake-believe

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

Sort: The bus was late., Dad baked some bread., A girl rode her bike to school., A cat drove a bus., A fish climbed a ladder., A pig flew over the house.

Could really happenMake-believe

LessonPrint · RL.1.5 · Set 24 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Could It Really Happen?

Set 24. Prints on its own sheet.

1.1. 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 rabbit baked a cake for the queen. — Make-believe 5. Grandpa read me a story. — Could really happen 6. The moon ate a sandwich. — Make-believe
2.1. A boy lost his tooth. — Could really happen 2. A dog read the newspaper aloud. — Make-believe 3. A teapot sang a song. — Make-believe 4. Snow covered the garden. — Could really happen 5. The trees walked to town. — Make-believe 6. We planted beans. — Could really happen
3.1. A cat drove a bus. — Make-believe 2. A fish climbed a ladder. — Make-believe 3. A girl rode her bike to school. — Could really happen 4. A pig flew over the house. — Make-believe 5. Dad baked some bread. — Could really happen 6. The bus was late. — Could really happen

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