Words or Picture? is a free printable Grade 1 English worksheet on saying whether a fact came from the words or the illustration, aligned to Common Core standard RI.1.6. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions, 20 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 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
20 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.
Words or Picture?
RI.1.6
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Read the text, then answer the questions.
1.Read the text, then answer the questions.
How a Bridge Stands Up
A bridge has to hold its own weight and the weight of everything crossing it.
The simplest bridge is a beam: a flat piece laid across a gap. A beam bridge cannot be very long, or it sags in the middle.
An arch bridge is curved. The curve pushes the weight out to the ends, where the ground is solid. That is why arch bridges can cross wider gaps.
1. What would a diagram for this text need to show?
2.Read the text, then answer the questions.
Bats
Bats are the only mammals that can fly. Their wings are made of thin skin stretched between long finger bones.
Most bats come out at night. They find their way by making high squeaks. The squeaks bounce off things and come back. The bat listens to the echo and knows what is ahead.
Many bats eat insects. One small bat can eat a thousand insects in a night.
1. What would a diagram of a bat need to label?
LessonPrint · RI.1.6 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Words or Picture?
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A flat beam bridge and a curved arch bridge side by side.
2.1. The thin skin of the wing and the long finger bones inside it.
Questions about Words or Picture?
What does the Words or Picture? worksheet cover?
It practises saying whether a fact came from the words or the illustration — 2 questions for Grade 1, all on Common Core RI.1.6: Say which facts came from the picture and which came from the words. The instruction to pupils is “Read the text, then answer the questions”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Words or Picture? practise?
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.1.6 — RI.1.6, in the Reading: Informational Text domain for Grade 1. The published standard reads: “Distinguish between information provided by pictures or other illustrations and information provided by the words in a text.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Words or Picture? is written for Grade 1, typically ages 6-7. It is one of the sheets on RI.1.6, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Words or Picture? come with an answer key?
Yes. All 2 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 Words or Picture? can I print?
25 versions, of which 20 ask genuinely different questions — this skill does not have 25 distinct questions to give, so the rest reorder them and no two pupils still share a paper. Set 1 downloads all 25 as one PDF.
Is Words or Picture? free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Words or Picture?, 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 RI.1.6?
Yes — “Did the Words or the Picture Tell You?” is a 40-minute Grade 1 plan for RI.1.6, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Words or Picture? is the practice that follows it.
More practice for RI.1.6
Say which facts came from the picture and which came from the words.