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 3 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 dog read the newspaper aloud., A pig flew over the house., A girl rode her bike to school., The moon ate a sandwich., Snow covered the garden., The bus was late.

Could really happenMake-believe

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

Sort: A mouse grew as big as a house., The trees walked to town., A cat drove a bus., A baby bird hatched from an egg., We planted beans., A boy lost his tooth.

Could really happenMake-believe

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

Sort: A dog barked at a cat., A teapot sang a song., A fish climbed a ladder., Rain fell all morning., My shoes ran away by themselves., Dad baked some bread.

Could really happenMake-believe

LessonPrint · RL.1.5 · Set 3 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Could It Really Happen?

Set 3. Prints on its own sheet.

1.1. A dog read the newspaper aloud. — Make-believe 2. A girl rode her bike to school. — Could really happen 3. A pig flew over the house. — Make-believe 4. Snow covered the garden. — Could really happen 5. The bus was late. — Could really happen 6. The moon ate a sandwich. — Make-believe
2.1. 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 mouse grew as big as a house. — Make-believe 5. The trees walked to town. — Make-believe 6. We planted beans. — Could really happen
3.1. A dog barked at a cat. — Could really happen 2. A fish climbed a ladder. — Make-believe 3. A teapot sang a song. — Make-believe 4. Dad baked some bread. — Could really happen 5. My shoes ran away by themselves. — Make-believe 6. Rain fell all morning. — Could really happen

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