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Where and When It Happens is a free printable Grade 1 English worksheet on describing the setting and the order of events, aligned to Common Core standard RL.1.3. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions, 23 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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Where and When It Happens

RL.1.3

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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 happened after the shells rolled everywhere?
  2. 2. Where had Ivy kept the jar?
2.Read the text, then answer the questions.

Too Loud

The school band practised in the hall every Thursday. Sam played the drum. He liked it best when he could hit it hard. "Softer," said Mrs Otu. "The flutes cannot be heard." Sam did not want to play softly. But he tried it. This time he could hear the flutes too, winding above the drum like a bird. It sounded better than anything he had played before.

  1. 1. What happened after Sam tried playing softly?
  2. 2. Where does this story happen?

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Answer key — Where and When It Happens

Set 5. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Ivy felt cross, then she saw Ben crying and asked him to help her find them. 2. On her windowsill.
  2. 2.1. He could hear the flutes and thought it sounded better. 2. In the school hall, at band practice.

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RL.1.3 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.