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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.

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. Who knocked the jar off the sill?
  3. 3. What lesson does this story teach?
  4. 4. How did Ivy feel just after the jar fell?
2.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 did Mrs Otu ask Sam to do?
  2. 2. When did the band practise?
  3. 3. What does this story show about playing in a band?
  4. 4. How did Sam feel about playing softly at first?

LessonPrint · RL.1.10 · Set 2 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Reading a Grade 1 Story

Set 2. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Shells from the beach. 2. Her little brother, Ben. 3. Being kind matters more than being angry about an accident. 4. Hot and cross.
  2. 2.1. Play more softly. 2. Every Thursday. 3. You have to leave room for the other players to be heard. 4. He did not want to.

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