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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: On Monday, Ruby started at a new school., Hop, skip, jump, / over the bump., Mom could not find the car keys anywhere., Little frog, little frog, / hopping on a log., After lunch, the class planted seeds in pots., The wind went whoosh / through the bush.

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2.Sort each one: Poem or Story?

Sort: Up in the tree / the birds sing to me., Rain, rain, on the lane, / tap, tap, on the pane., The farmer counted his sheep and found one missing., The puppy pulled the blanket off the bed., Lucy wrapped the present in blue paper., Buzz goes the bee / over the sea.

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3.Sort each one: Poem or Story?

Sort: Grandma told the children to wait by the gate., Little star, / how bright you are., The train stopped, and everyone got off., The moon is round, / it makes no sound., The store was closed, so they went to the park instead., Ten fat hens / sat in their pens.

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LessonPrint · RL.1.10 · Set 7 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Reading a Poem or a Story

Set 7. 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. Little frog, little frog, / hopping on a log. — Poem 4. Mom could not find the car keys anywhere. — Story 5. On Monday, Ruby started at a new school. — Story 6. The wind went whoosh / through the bush. — Poem
  2. 2.1. Buzz goes the bee / over the sea. — Poem 2. Lucy wrapped the present in blue paper. — Story 3. Rain, rain, on the lane, / tap, tap, on the pane. — Poem 4. The farmer counted his sheep and found one missing. — Story 5. The puppy pulled the blanket off the bed. — Story 6. Up in the tree / the birds sing to me. — Poem
  3. 3.1. Grandma told the children to wait by the gate. — Story 2. Little star, / how bright you are. — Poem 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

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