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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. What instrument did Sam play?
  2. 2. What changed Sam's mind?
  3. 3. How did Sam feel about playing softly at first?
  4. 4. What did Mrs Otu ask Sam to do?
2.Read the text, then answer the questions.

The Jar of Shells

Every summer, Ivy filled a jar with shells from the beach. The jar sat on her windowsill all winter. One day her little brother knocked the jar off the sill. It did not break, but the shells rolled everywhere. Ivy felt hot and cross. Then she saw that Ben was crying. "It was an accident," she said. "Help me find them." They crawled under the bed together. They found every shell but one.

  1. 1. What did Ivy collect in her jar?
  2. 2. What lesson does this story teach?
  3. 3. What made Ivy change how she acted?
  4. 4. How did Ivy feel just after the jar fell?

LessonPrint · RL.1.10 · Set 15 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Reading a Grade 1 Story

Set 15. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. The drum. 2. He could hear the flutes, and it sounded better than anything before. 3. He did not want to. 4. Play more softly.
  2. 2.1. Shells from the beach. 2. Being kind matters more than being angry about an accident. 3. She saw that Ben was crying. 4. Hot and cross.

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