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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.

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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.

One Glove

Maya found one green glove on the wall by the bus stop. It was small, so it belonged to a child. She could not just leave it. She pinned a note to the wall: FOUND — ONE GREEN GLOVE. ASK AT NUMBER 12. For three days nobody came. On the fourth day a boy knocked. He had the other green glove in his hand.

  1. 1. How does this story end?
  2. 2. Retell the story in your own words.
2.Read the text, then answer the questions.

The Last Lap

Dee was fast. She won every race at sports day, and she knew it. In the relay, she ran the last lap. Her team was behind. Dee ran so hard that her chest burned, but the other runner crossed the line first. Dee sat on the grass. Her team came and sat with her. "You made up ten metres," said Ali. Dee had not thought about that. She had only thought about losing.

  1. 1. How does the ending change the story?
  2. 2. Retell the story in your own words.

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Answer key — Retell with the Key Details

Set 5. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. The boy arrives with the matching glove, so the pair is complete. 2. Maya found a green glove, put up a note, and after three days the boy with the other glove came for it.
  2. 2.1. It turns a loss into something Dee can be proud of. 2. Dee ran the last lap of the relay from behind, did not win, and her team pointed out that she had made up ten metres.

More practice for RL.1.2

Retell a story with its key parts, and say what it was trying to teach.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RL.1.2 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.