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: Dad baked some bread., A pig flew over the house., A frog jumped into the pond., Grandpa read me a story., My shoes ran away by themselves., A snowman talked to me.

Could really happenMake-believe

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

Sort: The moon ate a sandwich., Rain fell all morning., A rabbit baked a cake for the queen., We planted beans., A cat drove a bus., The bus was late.

Could really happenMake-believe

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

Sort: A fish climbed a ladder., A girl rode her bike to school., A dog read the newspaper aloud., Snow covered the garden., A boy lost his tooth., The sun told a joke.

Could really happenMake-believe

LessonPrint · RL.1.5 · Set 9 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Could It Really Happen?

Set 9. Prints on its own sheet.

1.1. A frog jumped into the pond. — Could really happen 2. A pig flew over the house. — Make-believe 3. A snowman talked to me. — Make-believe 4. Dad baked some bread. — Could really happen 5. Grandpa read me a story. — Could really happen 6. My shoes ran away by themselves. — Make-believe
2.1. A cat drove a bus. — Make-believe 2. A rabbit baked a cake for the queen. — Make-believe 3. Rain fell all morning. — Could really happen 4. The bus was late. — Could really happen 5. The moon ate a sandwich. — Make-believe 6. We planted beans. — Could really happen
3.1. A boy lost his tooth. — Could really happen 2. A dog read the newspaper aloud. — Make-believe 3. A fish climbed a ladder. — Make-believe 4. A girl rode her bike to school. — Could really happen 5. Snow covered the garden. — 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.