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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.

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Story Book or Fact Book?

RL.1.5

NameDate

Tick the right answer.

1.Which one would you use to find out how a bridge stands up?
  • A.An information book
  • B.A poem about a river
  • C.A story about a troll under a bridge
2.Which one gives facts you could check?
  • A.A rhyme
  • B.A made-up story
  • C.An information book
3.Which book is likely to have a contents page and an index?
  • A.A storybook
  • B.A poem
  • C.An information book
4.Which one is written to teach you?
  • A.A story
  • B.An information book
  • C.A joke book
5.A book says "Ivy filled her jar with shells." What kind of book is it?
  • A.An information book
  • B.A recipe
  • C.A story
6.Which book has characters who are made up?
  • A.A storybook
  • B.An information book
  • C.A dictionary
7.A book says "Bats are the only mammals that can fly." What kind of book is it?
  • A.An information book
  • B.A storybook
  • C.A poem
8.Which book would tell you what a real owl eats?
  • A.A poem about the night
  • B.A story about an owl who talks
  • C.An information book about owls

LessonPrint · RL.1.5 · Set 23 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Story Book or Fact Book?

Set 23. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.An information book
  2. 2.An information book
  3. 3.An information book
  4. 4.An information book
  5. 5.A story
  6. 6.A storybook
  7. 7.An information book
  8. 8.An information book about owls

More practice for RL.1.5

Explain how a storybook is different from a book of facts.

Teaching this next? Stories and Information Books is the 40-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RL.1.5 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.