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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 did Maya know the glove belonged to a child?
  2. 2. Retell the story in your own words.
  3. 3. How does this story end?
2.Read the text, then answer the questions.

The Jar of Shells

Every summer, Ivy filled a jar with shells from the beach. The jar sat on her windowsill all winter. One day her little brother knocked the jar off the sill. It did not break, but the shells rolled everywhere. Ivy felt hot and cross. Then she saw that Ben was crying. "It was an accident," she said. "Help me find them." They crawled under the bed together. They found every shell but one.

  1. 1. Retell the story. What happened first, next and last?
  2. 2. Do you think Ivy was still cross at the end? How do you know?
  3. 3. How does the story end?

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Answer key — Reading a Poem or a Story

Set 17. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Because it was small. 2. Maya found a green glove, put up a note, and after three days the boy with the other glove came for it. 3. The boy arrives with the matching glove, so the pair is complete.
  2. 2.1. Ivy kept shells in a jar, Ben knocked it over, and they picked the shells up together. 2. No — she told Ben it was an accident and asked him to help. 3. They found every shell but one.

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