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 15 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.

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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: Up in the tree / the birds sing to me., After lunch, the class planted seeds in pots., The store was closed, so they went to the park instead., Lucy wrapped the present in blue paper., Ten fat hens / sat in their pens., My red ball / bounced over the wall.

PoemStory

2.Sort each one: Poem or Story?

Sort: I have a cat / who sleeps on my hat., Hop, skip, jump, / over the bump., The farmer counted his sheep and found one missing., Snow falls slow, / soft and low., The puppy pulled the blanket off the bed., Once upon a time, a bear lived in a dark wood.

PoemStory

3.Sort each one: Poem or Story?

Sort: The train stopped, and everyone got off., Buzz goes the bee / over the sea., The moon is round, / it makes no sound., Dan dropped his ice cream on the path., On Monday, Ruby started at a new school., The wind went whoosh / through the bush.

PoemStory

LessonPrint · RL.1.10 · Set 15 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Reading a Poem or a Story

Set 15. Prints on its own sheet.

1.1. After lunch, the class planted seeds in pots. — Story 2. Lucy wrapped the present in blue paper. — Story 3. My red ball / bounced over the wall. — Poem 4. Ten fat hens / sat in their pens. — Poem 5. The store was closed, so they went to the park instead. — Story 6. Up in the tree / the birds sing to me. — Poem
2.1. Hop, skip, jump, / over the bump. — Poem 2. I have a cat / who sleeps on my hat. — Poem 3. Once upon a time, a bear lived in a dark wood. — Story 4. Snow falls slow, / soft and low. — Poem 5. The farmer counted his sheep and found one missing. — Story 6. The puppy pulled the blanket off the bed. — Story
3.1. Buzz goes the bee / over the sea. — Poem 2. Dan dropped his ice cream on the path. — Story 3. On Monday, Ruby started at a new school. — Story 4. The moon is round, / it makes no sound. — Poem 5. The train stopped, and everyone got off. — Story 6. The wind went whoosh / through the bush. — Poem

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