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 8 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: The trees walked to town., My shoes ran away by themselves., A rabbit baked a cake for the queen., Grandpa read me a story., A dog barked at a cat., A boy lost his tooth.

Could really happenMake-believe

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

Sort: A baby bird hatched from an egg., A girl rode her bike to school., We planted beans., A snowman talked to me., A teapot sang a song., A cat drove a bus.

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., The moon ate a sandwich., Snow covered the garden., A frog jumped into the pond., The sun told a joke.

Could really happenMake-believe

LessonPrint · RL.1.5 · Set 8 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Could It Really Happen?

Set 8. Prints on its own sheet.

1.1. A boy lost his tooth. — Could really happen 2. A dog barked at a cat. — Could really happen 3. A rabbit baked a cake for the queen. — Make-believe 4. Grandpa read me a story. — Could really happen 5. My shoes ran away by themselves. — Make-believe 6. The trees walked to town. — Make-believe
2.1. A baby bird hatched from an egg. — Could really happen 2. A cat drove a bus. — Make-believe 3. A girl rode her bike to school. — Could really happen 4. A snowman talked to me. — Make-believe 5. A teapot sang a song. — Make-believe 6. We planted beans. — Could really happen
3.1. A frog jumped into the pond. — Could really happen 2. A mouse grew as big as a house. — Make-believe 3. Rain fell all morning. — Could really happen 4. Snow covered the garden. — Could really happen 5. The moon ate a sandwich. — Make-believe 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.