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Words or Picture? is a free printable Grade 1 English worksheet on telling what the words teach from what the picture shows, aligned to Common Core standard RI.1.6. 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 students 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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Words or Picture?

RI.1.6

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Circle the right answer.

1.The words say: "Milk is kept cold in a tank." The picture shows a shiny silver tank. What do you learn only from the words?
  • A.Milk is kept cold
  • B.Milk is kept in jars
  • C.The tank is shiny and silver
2.The words say: "Penguins eat fish." The picture shows penguins standing on ice. What do you learn only from the words?
  • A.Penguins can fly
  • B.Penguins eat fish
  • C.The penguins are standing on ice
3.The words say: "Owls hunt at night." The picture shows an owl with big yellow eyes. What do you learn only from the picture?
  • A.Owls hunt at night
  • B.The owl has big yellow eyes
  • C.Owls live in the desert
4.The words say: "A snail moves very slowly." The picture shows a snail with a striped shell. What do you learn only from the picture?
  • A.Snails live in trees
  • B.A snail moves slowly
  • C.The snail's shell is striped
5.The words say: "Bees visit flowers to collect nectar." The picture shows a bee on a purple flower. What do you learn only from the words?
  • A.Bees sting people
  • B.The flower is purple
  • C.Bees collect nectar
6.The words say: "A fire engine rushes to a fire." The picture shows a fire engine with a long ladder. What do you learn only from the picture?
  • A.Fire engines are slow
  • B.A fire engine rushes to a fire
  • C.The fire engine has a long ladder
7.The words say: "A hedgehog rolls into a ball when it is scared." The picture shows a brown hedgehog under a hedge. What do you learn only from the words?
  • A.A hedgehog rolls into a ball when scared
  • B.Hedgehogs can swim
  • C.The hedgehog is brown
8.The words say: "A lighthouse warns ships about rocks." The picture shows a lighthouse with red and white stripes. What do you learn only from the words?
  • A.A lighthouse warns ships about rocks
  • B.The lighthouse has red and white stripes
  • C.Lighthouses are made of glass

LessonPrint · RI.1.6 · Set 19 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Words or Picture?

Set 19. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Milk is kept cold
  2. 2.Penguins eat fish
  3. 3.The owl has big yellow eyes
  4. 4.The snail's shell is striped
  5. 5.Bees collect nectar
  6. 6.The fire engine has a long ladder
  7. 7.A hedgehog rolls into a ball when scared
  8. 8.A lighthouse warns ships about rocks

More practice for RI.1.6

Say which facts came from the picture and which came from the words.

Teaching this next? Did the Words or the Picture Tell You? is the 40-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RI.1.6 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.