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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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: Ten fat hens / sat in their pens., Grandma told the children to wait by the gate., The moon is round, / it makes no sound., The train stopped, and everyone got off., Buzz goes the bee / over the sea., The store was closed, so they went to the park instead.

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2.Sort each one: Poem or Story?

Sort: On Monday, Ruby started at a new school., The farmer counted his sheep and found one missing., Rain, rain, on the lane, / tap, tap, on the pane., Once upon a time, a bear lived in a dark wood., Up in the tree / the birds sing to me., Little frog, little frog, / hopping on a log.

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3.Sort each one: Poem or Story?

Sort: I have a cat / who sleeps on my hat., The wind went whoosh / through the bush., Dan dropped his ice cream on the path., The puppy pulled the blanket off the bed., Hop, skip, jump, / over the bump., After lunch, the class planted seeds in pots.

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Answer key — Reading a Poem or a Story

Set 21. Prints on its own sheet.

1.1. Buzz goes the bee / over the sea. — Poem 2. Grandma told the children to wait by the gate. — Story 3. Ten fat hens / sat in their pens. — Poem 4. The moon is round, / it makes no sound. — Poem 5. The store was closed, so they went to the park instead. — Story 6. The train stopped, and everyone got off. — Story
2.1. Little frog, little frog, / hopping on a log. — Poem 2. On Monday, Ruby started at a new school. — Story 3. Once upon a time, a bear lived in a dark wood. — Story 4. Rain, rain, on the lane, / tap, tap, on the pane. — Poem 5. The farmer counted his sheep and found one missing. — Story 6. Up in the tree / the birds sing to me. — Poem
3.1. After lunch, the class planted seeds in pots. — Story 2. Dan dropped his ice cream on the path. — Story 3. Hop, skip, jump, / over the bump. — Poem 4. I have a cat / who sleeps on my hat. — Poem 5. The puppy pulled the blanket off the bed. — 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.