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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.

One Glove

Maya found one green glove on the wall by the bus stop. It was small, so it belonged to a child. She could not just leave it. She pinned a note to the wall: FOUND — ONE GREEN GLOVE. ASK AT NUMBER 12. For three days nobody came. On the fourth day a boy knocked. He had the other green glove in his hand.

  1. 1. How does this story end?
  2. 2. Retell the story in your own words.
  3. 3. How did Maya know the glove belonged to a child?
2.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. Why did Ravi eat on the other side of his mouth?
  2. 2. How does the story begin?
  3. 3. Retell the story in your own words.

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Answer key — Reading a Poem or a Story

Set 16. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. The boy arrives with the matching glove, so the pair is complete. 2. Maya found a green glove, put up a note, and after three days the boy with the other glove came for it. 3. Because it was small.
  2. 2.1. To keep away from the sore wobbly tooth. 2. It tells us that Ravi had a wobbly tooth. 3. Ravi's wobbly tooth hurt at lunch, Nell told him it would only last a few days, and it came out that night.

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