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Describe the Characters is a free printable Grade 1 English worksheet on describing a character using details from the text, aligned to Common Core standard RL.1.3. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions, 22 of them with different questions, so no two pupils 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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Describe the Characters

RL.1.3

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Read the story, then answer the questions.

1.Read the text, then answer the questions.

Too Loud

The school band practised in the hall every Thursday. Sam played the drum. He liked it best when he could hit it hard. "Softer," said Mrs Otu. "The flutes cannot be heard." Sam did not want to play softly. But he tried it. This time he could hear the flutes too, winding above the drum like a bird. It sounded better than anything he had played before.

  1. 1. How did Sam feel about playing softly at first?
  2. 2. What changed Sam's mind?
2.Read the text, then answer the questions.

The Wobbly Tooth

Ravi had a wobbly tooth. He pushed it with his tongue all through lunch. It hurt a little, and he did not want to eat. His friend Nell sat down beside him. "Mine came out last week," she said. "It only wobbles for a few days." Ravi felt better. He ate his sandwich on the other side of his mouth. That night the tooth came out on his pillow.

  1. 1. How did Ravi feel at lunch?
  2. 2. What kind of friend is Nell? How do you know?

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Answer key — Describe the Characters

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. He did not want to. 2. He could hear the flutes, and it sounded better than anything before.
  2. 2.1. Uncomfortable — it hurt a little and he did not want to eat. 2. Kind and helpful — she told him it only wobbles for a few days.

Questions about Describe the Characters

What does the Describe the Characters worksheet cover?

It practises describing a character using details from the text — 2 questions for Grade 1, all on Common Core RL.1.3: Describe who, where and what happened, using details from the story. The instruction to pupils is “Read the story, then answer the questions”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does Describe the Characters practise?

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.3 — RL.1.3, in the Reading: Literature domain for Grade 1. The published standard reads: “Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Describe the Characters is written for Grade 1, typically ages 6-7. It is one of the sheets on RL.1.3, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Describe the Characters come with an answer key?

Yes. All 2 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.

How many different versions of Describe the Characters can I print?

25 versions, of which 22 ask genuinely different questions — this skill does not have 25 distinct questions to give, so the rest reorder them and no two pupils still share a paper. Set 1 downloads all 25 as one PDF.

Is Describe the Characters free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Describe the Characters, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.

Is there a lesson plan to teach RL.1.3?

Yes — “Describing Characters and Settings” is a 40-minute Grade 1 plan for RL.1.3, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Describe the Characters is the practice that follows it.

More practice for RL.1.3

Describe who, where and what happened, using details from the story.

Teaching this next? Describing Characters and Settings is the 40-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RL.1.3 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.