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 4 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: I have a cat / who sleeps on my hat., Rain, rain, on the lane, / tap, tap, on the pane., Ali packed his bag and walked to the bus stop., Dan dropped his ice cream on the path., Once upon a time, a bear lived in a dark wood., Little star, / how bright you are.
PoemStory
2.Sort each one: Poem or Story?
Sort: After lunch, the class planted seeds in pots., Up in the tree / the birds sing to me., My red ball / bounced over the wall., Ten fat hens / sat in their pens., The puppy pulled the blanket off the bed., On Monday, Ruby started at a new school.
PoemStory
3.Sort each one: Poem or Story?
Sort: Lucy wrapped the present in blue paper., Grandma told the children to wait by the gate., The farmer counted his sheep and found one missing., Snow falls slow, / soft and low., The moon is round, / it makes no sound., Buzz goes the bee / over the sea.
PoemStory
LessonPrint · RL.1.10 · Set 4 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Reading a Poem or a Story
Set 4. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Ali packed his bag and walked to the bus stop. — Story 2. Dan dropped his ice cream on the path. — Story 3. I have a cat / who sleeps on my hat. — Poem 4. Little star, / how bright you are. — Poem 5. Once upon a time, a bear lived in a dark wood. — Story 6. Rain, rain, on the lane, / tap, tap, on the pane. — Poem
2.1. After lunch, the class planted seeds in pots. — Story 2. My red ball / bounced over the wall. — Poem 3. On Monday, Ruby started at a new school. — Story 4. Ten fat hens / sat in their pens. — Poem 5. The puppy pulled the blanket off the bed. — Story 6. Up in the tree / the birds sing to me. — Poem
3.1. Buzz goes the bee / over the sea. — Poem 2. Grandma told the children to wait by the gate. — Story 3. Lucy wrapped the present in blue paper. — Story 4. Snow falls slow, / soft and low. — Poem 5. The farmer counted his sheep and found one missing. — Story 6. The moon is round, / it makes no sound. — Poem
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RL.1.10 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.