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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 does this story show about playing in a band?
  3. 3. What did Mrs Otu ask Sam to do?
  4. 4. What changed Sam's mind?
2.Read the text, then answer the questions.

The Last Lap

Dee was fast. She won every race at sports day, and she knew it. In the relay, she ran the last lap. Her team was behind. Dee ran so hard that her chest burned, but the other runner crossed the line first. Dee sat on the grass. Her team came and sat with her. "You made up ten metres," said Ali. Dee had not thought about that. She had only thought about losing.

  1. 1. Which lap did Dee run?
  2. 2. What lesson does this story teach?
  3. 3. What does the first line tell you about Dee?
  4. 4. Was her team ahead or behind when she started?

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Answer key — Reading a Grade 1 Story

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  1. 1.1. The drum. 2. You have to leave room for the other players to be heard. 3. Play more softly. 4. He could hear the flutes, and it sounded better than anything before.
  2. 2.1. The last lap. 2. You can run well even when you do not win — Dee made up ten metres. 3. She is fast and she knows she is fast. 4. Behind.

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