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 17 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: The puppy pulled the blanket off the bed., Buzz goes the bee / over the sea., Rain, rain, on the lane, / tap, tap, on the pane., Dan dropped his ice cream on the path., The farmer counted his sheep and found one missing., The moon is round, / it makes no sound.
PoemStory
2.Sort each one: Poem or Story?
Sort: Grandma told the children to wait by the gate., Snow falls slow, / soft and low., Ten fat hens / sat in their pens., After lunch, the class planted seeds in pots., The store was closed, so they went to the park instead., The wind went whoosh / through the bush.
PoemStory
3.Sort each one: Poem or Story?
Sort: I have a cat / who sleeps on my hat., My red ball / bounced over the wall., Mom could not find the car keys anywhere., On Monday, Ruby started at a new school., The train stopped, and everyone got off., Up in the tree / the birds sing to me.
PoemStory
LessonPrint · RL.1.10 · Set 17 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Reading a Poem or a Story
Set 17. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Buzz goes the bee / over the sea. — Poem 2. Dan dropped his ice cream on the path. — Story 3. Rain, rain, on the lane, / tap, tap, on the pane. — Poem 4. The farmer counted his sheep and found one missing. — Story 5. The moon is round, / it makes no sound. — Poem 6. The puppy pulled the blanket off the bed. — Story
2.1. After lunch, the class planted seeds in pots. — Story 2. Grandma told the children to wait by the gate. — Story 3. Snow falls slow, / soft and low. — Poem 4. Ten fat hens / sat in their pens. — Poem 5. The store was closed, so they went to the park instead. — Story 6. The wind went whoosh / through the bush. — Poem
3.1. I have a cat / who sleeps on my hat. — Poem 2. Mom could not find the car keys anywhere. — Story 3. My red ball / bounced over the wall. — Poem 4. On Monday, Ruby started at a new school. — Story 5. The train stopped, and everyone got off. — Story 6. Up in the tree / the birds sing to me. — Poem
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RL.1.10 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.