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What Is the Story Teaching? is a free printable Grade 1 English worksheet on naming the central message of a story, 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, 22 of them with 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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Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. 22 of these 25 sets ask different questions — this skill does not have 25 questions to give. The rest reorder them, so no two pupils have the same paper in front of them.

What Is the Story Teaching?

RL.1.2

NameDate

Read the story, then answer the questions.

1.Read the text, then answer the questions.

The Jar of Shells

Every summer, Ivy filled a jar with shells from the beach. The jar sat on her windowsill all winter. One day her little brother knocked the jar off the sill. It did not break, but the shells rolled everywhere. Ivy felt hot and cross. Then she saw that Ben was crying. "It was an accident," she said. "Help me find them." They crawled under the bed together. They found every shell but one.

  1. 1. What lesson does this story teach?
2.Read the text, then answer the questions.

The Blue Door

At the end of the lane stood a house with a blue door. Nobody had lived there for years. The grass grew as high as Tomas. One Saturday a van pulled up. A woman got out with a ladder and a tin of paint. By teatime the blue door was bright yellow. Tomas waved. The woman waved back. "I'm Nita," she called. "Come and see the garden when I've cut it."

  1. 1. What does this story show about a new neighbour?

LessonPrint · RL.1.2 · Set 20 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — What Is the Story Teaching?

Set 20. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Being kind matters more than being angry about an accident.
  2. 2.1. A new neighbour can change an empty place and make friends quickly.

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