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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.

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. How does the story end?
  3. 3. Do you think Ivy was still cross at the end? How do you know?
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. Retell the story in your own words.
  2. 2. How does the story begin?
  3. 3. Why did Ravi eat on the other side of his mouth?

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Answer key — Reading a Poem or a Story

Set 2. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Ivy kept shells in a jar, Ben knocked it over, and they picked the shells up together. 2. They found every shell but one. 3. No — she told Ben it was an accident and asked him to help.
  2. 2.1. Ravi's wobbly tooth hurt at lunch, Nell told him it would only last a few days, and it came out that night. 2. It tells us that Ravi had a wobbly tooth. 3. To keep away from the sore wobbly tooth.

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