Story Book or Fact Book? is a free printable Grade 1 English worksheet on telling a book that tells a story from one that gives information, aligned to Common Core standard RL.1.5. It prints 8 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 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
1.Which book is likely to have a contents page and an index?
A.A poem
B.An information book
C.A storybook
2.Which one usually starts with a problem and ends with it solved?
A.A shopping list
B.A story
C.An information book
3.Which one would you use to find out how a bridge stands up?
A.A story about a troll under a bridge
B.A poem about a river
C.An information book
4.A book says "Bats are the only mammals that can fly." What kind of book is it?
A.An information book
B.A poem
C.A storybook
5.Which book has characters who are made up?
A.An information book
B.A dictionary
C.A storybook
6.Which one is written to teach you?
A.An information book
B.A joke book
C.A story
7.A book says "Ivy filled her jar with shells." What kind of book is it?
A.An information book
B.A story
C.A recipe
8.Which one is written to entertain you?
A.An information book
B.A timetable
C.A story
LessonPrint · RL.1.5 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Story Book or Fact Book?
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.An information book
2.A story
3.An information book
4.An information book
5.A storybook
6.An information book
7.A story
8.A story
Questions about Story Book or Fact Book?
What does the Story Book or Fact Book? worksheet cover?
It practises telling a book that tells a story from one that gives information — 8 questions for Grade 1, all on Common Core RL.1.5: Explain how a storybook is different from a book of facts. The instruction to pupils is “Tick the right answer”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Story Book or Fact Book? practise?
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.5 — RL.1.5, in the Reading: Literature domain for Grade 1. The published standard reads: “Explain major differences between books that tell stories and books that give information, drawing on a wide reading of a range of text types.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Story Book or Fact Book? is written for Grade 1, typically ages 6-7. It is one of the sheets on RL.1.5, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Story Book or Fact Book? come with an answer key?
Yes. All 8 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.
How many different versions of Story Book or Fact Book? can I print?
25 — one per pupil, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.
Is Story Book or Fact Book? free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Story Book or Fact Book?, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.
Is there a lesson plan to teach RL.1.5?
Yes — “Stories and Information Books” is a 40-minute Grade 1 plan for RL.1.5, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Story Book or Fact Book? is the practice that follows it.
More practice for RL.1.5
Explain how a storybook is different from a book of facts.