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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: Dan dropped his ice cream on the path., The store was closed, so they went to the park instead., Buzz goes the bee / over the sea., Mom could not find the car keys anywhere., My red ball / bounced over the wall., The moon is round, / it makes no sound.

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2.Sort each one: Poem or Story?

Sort: Rain, rain, on the lane, / tap, tap, on the pane., The puppy pulled the blanket off the bed., Snow falls slow, / soft and low., Hop, skip, jump, / over the bump., On Monday, Ruby started at a new school., Ali packed his bag and walked to the bus stop.

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3.Sort each one: Poem or Story?

Sort: After lunch, the class planted seeds in pots., Ten fat hens / sat in their pens., Little frog, little frog, / hopping on a log., The wind went whoosh / through the bush., Once upon a time, a bear lived in a dark wood., Grandma told the children to wait by the gate.

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LessonPrint · RL.1.10 · Set 24 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Reading a Poem or a Story

Set 24. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Buzz goes the bee / over the sea. — Poem 2. Dan dropped his ice cream on the path. — Story 3. Mom could not find the car keys anywhere. — Story 4. My red ball / bounced over the wall. — Poem 5. The moon is round, / it makes no sound. — Poem 6. The store was closed, so they went to the park instead. — Story
  2. 2.1. Ali packed his bag and walked to the bus stop. — Story 2. Hop, skip, jump, / over the bump. — Poem 3. On Monday, Ruby started at a new school. — Story 4. Rain, rain, on the lane, / tap, tap, on the pane. — Poem 5. Snow falls slow, / soft and low. — Poem 6. The puppy pulled the blanket off the bed. — Story
  3. 3.1. After lunch, the class planted seeds in pots. — Story 2. Grandma told the children to wait by the gate. — 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. Ten fat hens / sat in their pens. — Poem 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.