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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 star, / how bright you are., My red ball / bounced over the wall., Grandma told the children to wait by the gate., The wind went whoosh / through the bush., Ali packed his bag and walked to the bus stop., Mom could not find the car keys anywhere.

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2.Sort each one: Poem or Story?

Sort: Snow falls slow, / soft and low., The puppy pulled the blanket off the bed., The farmer counted his sheep and found one missing., On Monday, Ruby started at a new school., The moon is round, / it makes no sound., Hop, skip, jump, / over the bump.

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3.Sort each one: Poem or Story?

Sort: Rain, rain, on the lane, / tap, tap, on the pane., Dan dropped his ice cream on the path., The store was closed, so they went to the park instead., Once upon a time, a bear lived in a dark wood., Buzz goes the bee / over the sea., Little frog, little frog, / hopping on a log.

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LessonPrint · RL.1.10 · Set 19 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Reading a Poem or a Story

Set 19. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Ali packed his bag and walked to the bus stop. — Story 2. Grandma told the children to wait by the gate. — Story 3. Little star, / how bright you are. — Poem 4. Mom could not find the car keys anywhere. — Story 5. My red ball / bounced over the wall. — Poem 6. The wind went whoosh / through the bush. — Poem
  2. 2.1. Hop, skip, jump, / over the bump. — Poem 2. On Monday, Ruby started at a new school. — Story 3. Snow falls slow, / soft and low. — 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
  3. 3.1. Buzz goes the bee / over the sea. — Poem 2. Dan dropped his ice cream on the path. — Story 3. Little frog, little frog, / hopping on a log. — Poem 4. Once upon a time, a bear lived in a dark wood. — Story 5. Rain, rain, on the lane, / tap, tap, on the pane. — Poem 6. The store was closed, so they went to the park instead. — Story

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