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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.

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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: Little frog, little frog, / hopping on a log., Snow falls slow, / soft and low., I have a cat / who sleeps on my hat., Ali packed his bag and walked to the bus stop., The train stopped, and everyone got off., The puppy pulled the blanket off the bed.

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2.Sort each one: Poem or Story?

Sort: The store was closed, so they went to the park instead., Hop, skip, jump, / over the bump., After lunch, the class planted seeds in pots., Rain, rain, on the lane, / tap, tap, on the pane., Up in the tree / the birds sing to me., On Monday, Ruby started at a new school.

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3.Sort each one: Poem or Story?

Sort: Grandma told the children to wait by the gate., Mom could not find the car keys anywhere., My red ball / bounced over the wall., The farmer counted his sheep and found one missing., Little star, / how bright you are., Ten fat hens / sat in their pens.

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LessonPrint · RL.1.10 · Set 16 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Reading a Poem or a Story

Set 16. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Ali packed his bag and walked to the bus stop. — Story 2. I have a cat / who sleeps on my hat. — Poem 3. Little frog, little frog, / hopping on a log. — Poem 4. Snow falls slow, / soft and low. — Poem 5. The puppy pulled the blanket off the bed. — Story 6. The train stopped, and everyone got off. — Story
  2. 2.1. After lunch, the class planted seeds in pots. — Story 2. Hop, skip, jump, / over the bump. — Poem 3. On Monday, Ruby started at a new school. — Story 4. Rain, rain, on the lane, / tap, tap, on the pane. — 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
  3. 3.1. Grandma told the children to wait by the gate. — Story 2. Little star, / how bright you are. — Poem 3. Mom could not find the car keys anywhere. — Story 4. My red ball / bounced over the wall. — Poem 5. Ten fat hens / sat in their pens. — Poem 6. The farmer counted his sheep and found one missing. — Story

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