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.
Set 6 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
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 Boots by the Door
Priya's boots were too small. Her toes pressed against the ends. But they were red, and she loved them.
For a week she said nothing. Then she could not run at playtime without it hurting.
She told her mum. Her mum did not laugh. They took the red boots to the charity shop and found a bigger pair, green this time. Priya kept the red ones by the door for a month before she let them go.
1. What does this story show about outgrowing something?
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. What does this story show about being trusted?
LessonPrint · RL.1.2 · Set 6 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — What Is the Story Teaching?
Set 6. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. It is hard to give up something you love, even when it no longer fits.
2.1. Doing a small job well leads to being trusted with a bigger one.
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RL.1.2 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.