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Reading a Grade 1 Story is a free printable Grade 1 English worksheet on reading a whole Grade 1 story and answering across it, aligned to Common Core standard RL.1.10. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask 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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Reading a Grade 1 Story

RL.1.10

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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. When did the band practise?
  3. 3. What instrument did Sam play?
  4. 4. What did Mrs Otu ask Sam to do?
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. Who sat beside him?
  2. 2. What kind of friend is Nell? How do you know?
  3. 3. What does this story show about a worry?
  4. 4. How did Ravi feel at lunch?

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Answer key — Reading a Grade 1 Story

Set 14. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. He did not want to. 2. Every Thursday. 3. The drum. 4. Play more softly.
  2. 2.1. His friend Nell. 2. Kind and helpful — she told him it only wobbles for a few days. 3. A worry gets smaller when somebody who has been through it explains it. 4. Uncomfortable — it hurt a little and he did not want to eat.

More practice for RL.1.10

Read Grade 1 stories and poems with some help.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RL.1.10 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.