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 dog read the newspaper aloud., The moon ate a sandwich., Rain fell all morning., A boy lost his tooth., Snow covered the garden.

Could really happenMake-believe

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

Sort: We planted beans., My shoes ran away by themselves., The trees walked to town., A teapot sang a song., Grandpa read me a story., A dog barked at a cat.

Could really happenMake-believe

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

Sort: The sun told a joke., A rabbit baked a cake for the queen., A fish climbed a ladder., A frog jumped into the pond., The bus was late., A cat chased a mouse.

Could really happenMake-believe

LessonPrint · RL.1.5 · Set 6 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Could It Really Happen?

Set 6. Prints on its own sheet.

1.1. A boy lost his tooth. — Could really happen 2. A dog read the newspaper aloud. — Make-believe 3. A mouse grew as big as a house. — Make-believe 4. Rain fell all morning. — Could really happen 5. Snow covered the garden. — Could really happen 6. The moon ate a sandwich. — Make-believe
2.1. A dog barked at a cat. — Could really happen 2. A teapot sang a song. — Make-believe 3. Grandpa read me a story. — Could really happen 4. My shoes ran away by themselves. — Make-believe 5. The trees walked to town. — Make-believe 6. We planted beans. — Could really happen
3.1. A cat chased a mouse. — Could really happen 2. A fish climbed a ladder. — Make-believe 3. A frog jumped into the pond. — Could really happen 4. A rabbit baked a cake for the queen. — Make-believe 5. The bus was late. — Could really happen 6. The sun told a joke. — Make-believe

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