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 18 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: Dan dropped his ice cream on the path., Little star, / how bright you are., Up in the tree / the birds sing to me., The train stopped, and everyone got off., My red ball / bounced over the wall., Ali packed his bag and walked to the bus stop.
PoemStory
2.Sort each one: Poem or Story?
Sort: Little frog, little frog, / hopping on a log., The puppy pulled the blanket off the bed., Rain, rain, on the lane, / tap, tap, on the pane., I have a cat / who sleeps on my hat., Lucy wrapped the present in blue paper., On Monday, Ruby started at a new school.
PoemStory
3.Sort each one: Poem or Story?
Sort: The wind went whoosh / through the bush., Mom could not find the car keys anywhere., The farmer counted his sheep and found one missing., After lunch, the class planted seeds in pots., Ten fat hens / sat in their pens., Snow falls slow, / soft and low.
PoemStory
LessonPrint · RL.1.10 · Set 18 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Reading a Poem or a Story
Set 18. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Ali packed his bag and walked to the bus stop. — Story 2. Dan dropped his ice cream on the path. — Story 3. Little star, / how bright you are. — Poem 4. My red ball / bounced over the wall. — Poem 5. The train stopped, and everyone got off. — Story 6. Up in the tree / the birds sing to me. — Poem
2.1. I have a cat / who sleeps on my hat. — Poem 2. Little frog, little frog, / hopping on a log. — Poem 3. Lucy wrapped the present in blue paper. — Story 4. On Monday, Ruby started at a new school. — Story 5. Rain, rain, on the lane, / tap, tap, on the pane. — Poem 6. The puppy pulled the blanket off the bed. — Story
3.1. After lunch, the class planted seeds in pots. — Story 2. Mom could not find the car keys anywhere. — Story 3. Snow falls slow, / soft and low. — Poem 4. Ten fat hens / sat in their pens. — Poem 5. The farmer counted his sheep and found one missing. — 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.