Reading a Poem or a Story is a free printable Grade 1 English worksheet on following a longer text well enough to retell and explain 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.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Ravi had a wobbly tooth. He pushed it with his tongue all through lunch. It hurt a little, and he did not want to eat.
His friend Nell sat down beside him. "Mine came out last week," she said. "It only wobbles for a few days."
Ravi felt better. He ate his sandwich on the other side of his mouth. That night the tooth came out on his pillow.
1. Retell the story in your own words.
2. How does the story begin?
3. Why did Ravi eat on the other side of his mouth?
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. Why did Priya keep the red boots by the door?
2. Retell the story in your own words.
3. How does the beginning of the story set up the problem?
LessonPrint · RL.1.10 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Reading a Poem or a Story
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Ravi's wobbly tooth hurt at lunch, Nell told him it would only last a few days, and it came out that night. 2. It tells us that Ravi had a wobbly tooth. 3. To keep away from the sore wobbly tooth.
2.1. Because she was not ready to let go of them yet. 2. Priya's red boots were too small, she said nothing for a week, then told her mum and got bigger green ones. 3. It says the boots were too small but that she loved them, which is the whole difficulty.
Questions about Reading a Poem or a Story
What does the Reading a Poem or a Story worksheet cover?
It practises following a longer text well enough to retell and explain it — 2 questions for Grade 1, all on Common Core RL.1.10: Read Grade 1 stories and poems with some help. The instruction to pupils is “Read the story, then answer the questions”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Reading a Poem or a Story practise?
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.10 — RL.1.10, in the Reading: Literature domain for Grade 1. The published standard reads: “With prompting and support, read prose and poetry of appropriate complexity for grade 1.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Reading a Poem or a Story is written for Grade 1, typically ages 6-7. It is one of the sheets on RL.1.10, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Reading a Poem or a Story come with an answer key?
Yes. All 2 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.
How many different versions of Reading a Poem or a Story can I print?
25 — one per pupil, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.
Is Reading a Poem or a Story free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Reading a Poem or a Story, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.