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 20 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: Grandma told the children to wait by the gate., I have a cat / who sleeps on my hat., Up in the tree / the birds sing to me., After lunch, the class planted seeds in pots., Ten fat hens / sat in their pens., On Monday, Ruby started at a new school.
PoemStory
2.Sort each one: Poem or Story?
Sort: Mom could not find the car keys anywhere., Little star, / how bright you are., The wind went whoosh / through the bush., Dan dropped his ice cream on the path., Snow falls slow, / soft and low., Once upon a time, a bear lived in a dark wood.
PoemStory
3.Sort each one: Poem or Story?
Sort: Lucy wrapped the present in blue paper., Rain, rain, on the lane, / tap, tap, on the pane., The store was closed, so they went to the park instead., Buzz goes the bee / over the sea., The puppy pulled the blanket off the bed., Hop, skip, jump, / over the bump.
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LessonPrint · RL.1.10 · Set 20 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Reading a Poem or a Story
Set 20. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. After lunch, the class planted seeds in pots. — Story 2. Grandma told the children to wait by the gate. — Story 3. I have a cat / who sleeps on my hat. — Poem 4. On Monday, Ruby started at a new school. — Story 5. Ten fat hens / sat in their pens. — Poem 6. Up in the tree / the birds sing to me. — Poem
2.1. Dan dropped his ice cream on the path. — Story 2. Little star, / how bright you are. — Poem 3. Mom could not find the car keys anywhere. — Story 4. Once upon a time, a bear lived in a dark wood. — Story 5. Snow falls slow, / soft and low. — Poem 6. The wind went whoosh / through the bush. — Poem
3.1. Buzz goes the bee / over the sea. — Poem 2. Hop, skip, jump, / over the bump. — Poem 3. Lucy wrapped the present in blue paper. — Story 4. Rain, rain, on the lane, / tap, tap, on the pane. — Poem 5. The puppy pulled the blanket off the bed. — Story 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.