Reading a Poem or a Story is a free printable Grade 1 English worksheet on telling a poem from a story by its rhyme and its lines, aligned to Common Core standard RL.1.10. It prints 3 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.
Set 11 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.
Reading a Poem or a Story
RL.1.10
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Sort each one into the right box.
1.Sort each one: Poem or Story?
Sort: Snow falls slow, / soft and low., Lucy wrapped the present in blue paper., Little star, / how bright you are., Grandma told the children to wait by the gate., The wind went whoosh / through the bush., On Monday, Ruby started at a new school.
PoemStory
2.Sort each one: Poem or Story?
Sort: Mom could not find the car keys anywhere., Up in the tree / the birds sing to me., Dan dropped his ice cream on the path., Once upon a time, a bear lived in a dark wood., Little frog, little frog, / hopping on a log., Ten fat hens / sat in their pens.
PoemStory
3.Sort each one: Poem or Story?
Sort: Ali packed his bag and walked to the bus stop., Hop, skip, jump, / over the bump., The train stopped, and everyone got off., My red ball / bounced over the wall., Buzz goes the bee / over the sea., The store was closed, so they went to the park instead.
PoemStory
LessonPrint · RL.1.10 · Set 11 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Reading a Poem or a Story
Set 11. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Grandma told the children to wait by the gate. — Story 2. Little star, / how bright you are. — Poem 3. Lucy wrapped the present in blue paper. — Story 4. On Monday, Ruby started at a new school. — Story 5. Snow falls slow, / soft and low. — Poem 6. The wind went whoosh / through the bush. — Poem
2.1. Dan dropped his ice cream on the path. — Story 2. Little frog, little frog, / hopping on a log. — Poem 3. Mom could not find the car keys anywhere. — Story 4. Once upon a time, a bear lived in a dark wood. — Story 5. Ten fat hens / sat in their pens. — Poem 6. Up in the tree / the birds sing to me. — Poem
3.1. Ali packed his bag and walked to the bus stop. — Story 2. Buzz goes the bee / over the sea. — Poem 3. Hop, skip, jump, / over the bump. — Poem 4. My red ball / bounced over the wall. — Poem 5. The store was closed, so they went to the park instead. — Story 6. The train stopped, and everyone got off. — Story
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RL.1.10 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.