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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: Hop, skip, jump, / over the bump., Lucy wrapped the present in blue paper., Snow falls slow, / soft and low., My red ball / bounced over the wall., After lunch, the class planted seeds in pots., The train stopped, and everyone got off.

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2.Sort each one: Poem or Story?

Sort: Grandma told the children to wait by the gate., Rain, rain, on the lane, / tap, tap, on the pane., The farmer counted his sheep and found one missing., Little star, / how bright you are., Up in the tree / the birds sing to me., Dan dropped his ice cream on the path.

PoemStory
3.Sort each one: Poem or Story?

Sort: Mom could not find the car keys anywhere., On Monday, Ruby started at a new school., The wind went whoosh / through the bush., The moon is round, / it makes no sound., Ali packed his bag and walked to the bus stop., Ten fat hens / sat in their pens.

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LessonPrint · RL.1.10 · Set 5 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Reading a Poem or a Story

Set 5. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. After lunch, the class planted seeds in pots. — Story 2. Hop, skip, jump, / over the bump. — Poem 3. Lucy wrapped the present in blue paper. — Story 4. My red ball / bounced over the wall. — Poem 5. Snow falls slow, / soft and low. — Poem 6. The train stopped, and everyone got off. — Story
  2. 2.1. Dan dropped his ice cream on the path. — Story 2. Grandma told the children to wait by the gate. — Story 3. Little star, / how bright you are. — Poem 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. 3.1. Ali packed his bag and walked to the bus stop. — Story 2. Mom could not find the car keys anywhere. — Story 3. On Monday, Ruby started at a new school. — Story 4. Ten fat hens / sat in their pens. — Poem 5. The moon is round, / it makes no sound. — 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.