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 students 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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Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.

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 practiced in the gym 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. What did Mrs. Otu ask Sam to do?
2. What instrument did Sam play?
3. How did Sam feel about playing softly at first?
4. When did the band practice?

2.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 can of paint. By dinnertime 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. What was the woman's name?
2. What do we learn about Nita from what she does?
3. What color was it by dinnertime?
4. What does this story show about a new neighbor?

LessonPrint · RL.1.10 · Set 24 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Reading a Grade 1 Story

Set 24. Prints on its own sheet.

1.1. Play more softly. 2. The drum. 3. He did not want to. 4. Every Thursday.
2.1. Nita. 2. She is friendly and hard-working — she painted the door and invited Tomas over. 3. Bright yellow. 4. A new neighbor can change an empty place and make friends quickly.

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