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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 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. What does this story show about outgrowing something?
  2. 2. Why did Priya say nothing for a week?
  3. 3. How long did Priya keep the red boots by the door?
  4. 4. What colour were the new boots?
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. When did the band practise?
  2. 2. How did Sam feel about playing softly at first?
  3. 3. What instrument did Sam play?
  4. 4. What did Mrs Otu ask Sam to do?

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Answer key — Reading a Grade 1 Story

Set 7. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. It is hard to give up something you love, even when it no longer fits. 2. Because she loved the red boots and did not want to give them up. 3. A month. 4. Green.
  2. 2.1. Every Thursday. 2. He did not want to. 3. The drum. 4. Play more softly.

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