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 5 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: Dad baked some bread., A girl rode her bike to school., The sun told a joke., A rabbit baked a cake for the queen., The trees walked to town., The bus was late.

Could really happenMake-believe

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

Sort: Grandpa read me a story., A dog read the newspaper aloud., Snow covered the garden., A boy lost his tooth., A snowman talked to me., The moon ate a sandwich.

Could really happenMake-believe

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

Sort: Rain fell all morning., A mouse grew as big as a house., A dog barked at a cat., A baby bird hatched from an egg., A pig flew over the house., A cat drove a bus.

Could really happenMake-believe

LessonPrint · RL.1.5 · Set 5 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Could It Really Happen?

Set 5. Prints on its own sheet.

1.1. A girl rode her bike to school. — Could really happen 2. A rabbit baked a cake for the queen. — Make-believe 3. Dad baked some bread. — Could really happen 4. The bus was late. — Could really happen 5. The sun told a joke. — Make-believe 6. The trees walked to town. — Make-believe
2.1. A boy lost his tooth. — Could really happen 2. A dog read the newspaper aloud. — Make-believe 3. A snowman talked to me. — Make-believe 4. Grandpa read me a story. — Could really happen 5. Snow covered the garden. — Could really happen 6. The moon ate a sandwich. — Make-believe
3.1. A baby bird hatched from an egg. — Could really happen 2. A cat drove a bus. — Make-believe 3. A dog barked at a cat. — Could really happen 4. A mouse grew as big as a house. — Make-believe 5. A pig flew over the house. — 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.