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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 Blue Door

At the end of the lane stood a house with a blue door. Nobody had lived there for years. The grass grew as high as Tomas. One Saturday a van pulled up. A woman got out with a ladder and a tin of paint. By teatime the blue door was bright yellow. Tomas waved. The woman waved back. "I'm Nita," she called. "Come and see the garden when I've cut it."

  1. 1. What do we learn about Nita from what she does?
  2. 2. What does this story show about a new neighbour?
  3. 3. What colour was it by teatime?
  4. 4. What colour was the door at the start?
2.Read the text, then answer the questions.

The Boots by the Door

Priya's boots were too small. Her toes pressed against the ends. But they were red, and she loved them. For a week she said nothing. Then she could not run at playtime without it hurting. She told her mum. Her mum did not laugh. They took the red boots to the charity shop and found a bigger pair, green this time. Priya kept the red ones by the door for a month before she let them go.

  1. 1. How long did Priya keep the red boots by the door?
  2. 2. Why did Priya say nothing for a week?
  3. 3. What colour were the new boots?
  4. 4. How did her mum react?

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Answer key — Reading a Grade 1 Story

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  1. 1.1. She is friendly and hard-working — she painted the door and invited Tomas over. 2. A new neighbour can change an empty place and make friends quickly. 3. Bright yellow. 4. Blue.
  2. 2.1. A month. 2. Because she loved the red boots and did not want to give them up. 3. Green. 4. She did not laugh — she took Priya to find a bigger pair.

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