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 girl rode her bike to school., A snowman talked to me., A boy lost his tooth., A baby bird hatched from an egg., A cat drove a bus., A rabbit baked a cake for the queen.

Could really happenMake-believe

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

Sort: A cat chased a mouse., Snow covered the garden., A frog jumped into the pond., A mouse grew as big as a house., My shoes ran away by themselves., A pig flew over the house.

Could really happenMake-believe

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

Sort: We planted beans., Dad baked some bread., A teapot sang a song., The sun told a joke., Grandpa read me a story., The moon ate a sandwich.

Could really happenMake-believe

LessonPrint · RL.1.5 · Set 25 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Could It Really Happen?

Set 25. 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 cat drove a bus. — Make-believe 4. A girl rode her bike to school. — Could really happen 5. A rabbit baked a cake for the queen. — Make-believe 6. A snowman talked to me. — Make-believe
2.1. 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 pig flew over the house. — Make-believe 5. My shoes ran away by themselves. — Make-believe 6. Snow covered the garden. — Could really happen
3.1. A teapot sang a song. — Make-believe 2. Dad baked some bread. — Could really happen 3. Grandpa read me a story. — Could really happen 4. The moon ate a sandwich. — Make-believe 5. The sun told a joke. — 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.