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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.

Market Day

On Saturdays, Grandpa took Omar to the market. Omar carried the basket. Grandpa carried the money. Omar's job was to pick the apples. He learned to press each one gently with his thumb. A soft spot meant the apple would be brown inside. One week Grandpa let Omar carry the money instead. Omar counted the change twice. He got it right both times.

  1. 1. Why did Grandpa let Omar carry the money?
  2. 2. How does the story end?
  3. 3. Retell the story in your own words.
2.Read the text, then answer the questions.

The Blue Door

At the end of the lane stood a house with a blue door. Nobody had lived there for years. The grass grew as high as Tomas. One Saturday a van pulled up. A woman got out with a ladder and a tin of paint. By teatime the blue door was bright yellow. Tomas waved. The woman waved back. "I'm Nita," she called. "Come and see the garden when I've cut it."

  1. 1. Had anyone looked after the house lately? How do you know?
  2. 2. How does the beginning of this story set it up?
  3. 3. Retell the story in your own words.

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Answer key — Reading a Poem or a Story

Set 3. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Because Omar had shown he could do the apple job carefully. 2. With Omar getting the change right, which shows he can be trusted. 3. Omar went to the market with Grandpa, learned to choose apples, and was then trusted to carry the money.
  2. 2.1. No — nobody had lived there for years and the grass was very high. 2. It shows the house empty and overgrown, so the change is a surprise. 3. An empty house at the end of the lane got a new owner, Nita, who painted the blue door yellow and waved to Tomas.

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