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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.

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Reading a Poem or a Story

RL.1.10

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Read the story, then answer the questions.

1.Read the text, then answer the questions.

The Wobbly Tooth

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. 1. Retell the story in your own words.
  2. 2. Why did Ravi eat on the other side of his mouth?
  3. 3. How does the story begin?
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 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. Retell the story in your own words.
  2. 2. Had anyone looked after the house lately? How do you know?
  3. 3. How does the beginning of this story set it up?

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Answer key — Reading a Poem or a Story

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  1. 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. To keep away from the sore wobbly tooth. 3. It tells us that Ravi had a wobbly tooth.
  2. 2.1. An empty house at the end of the lane got a new owner, Nita, who painted the blue door yellow and waved to Tomas. 2. No — nobody had lived there for years and the grass was very high. 3. It shows the house empty and overgrown, so the change is a surprise.

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