Retell with the Key Details is a free printable Grade 1 English worksheet on retelling a story without losing what matters, aligned to Common Core standard RL.1.2. 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.
Set 3 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.
Retell with the Key Details
RL.1.2
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Read the story, then answer the questions.
1.Read the text, then answer the questions.
The Wobbly Tooth
Ravi had a wobbly tooth. He pushed it with his tongue all through lunch. It hurt a little, and he did not want to eat.
His friend Nell sat down beside him. "Mine came out last week," she said. "It only wobbles for a few days."
Ravi felt better. He ate his sandwich on the other side of his mouth. That night the tooth came out on his pillow.
1. How does the story begin?
2. Retell the story in your own words.
2.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. How does the story end?
2. Retell the story in your own words.
LessonPrint · RL.1.2 · Set 3 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Retell with the Key Details
Set 3. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. It tells us that Ravi had a wobbly tooth. 2. Ravi's wobbly tooth hurt at lunch, Nell told him it would only last a few days, and it came out that night.
2.1. With Omar getting the change right, which shows he can be trusted. 2. Omar went to the market with Grandpa, learned to choose apples, and was then trusted to carry the money.
More practice for RL.1.2
Retell a story with its key parts, and say what it was trying to teach.