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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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Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.

Words or Picture?

RI.1.6

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Circle the right answer.

1.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
2.The words say: "Tractors help farmers." The picture shows a red tractor pulling a plow. What do you learn only from the picture?
  • A.The tractor is red
  • B.Tractors help farmers
  • C.Tractors are very old
3.The words say: "Penguins eat fish." The picture shows penguins standing on ice. What do you learn only from the words?
  • A.Penguins eat fish
  • B.Penguins can fly
  • C.The penguins are standing on ice
4.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
5.The words say: "Seeds need water to grow." The picture shows a seed with a tiny root poking out. What do you learn only from the words?
  • A.Seeds are blue
  • B.The seed has a tiny root
  • C.Seeds need water to grow
6.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 collect nectar
  • B.Bees sting people
  • C.The flower is purple
7.The words say: "Ducks have webbed feet." The picture shows a duck with three yellow ducklings. What do you learn only from the picture?
  • A.The duck has three ducklings
  • B.Ducks have webbed feet
  • C.Ducks live in caves
8.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

LessonPrint · RI.1.6 · Set 24 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Words or Picture?

Set 24. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.A lighthouse warns ships about rocks
  2. 2.The tractor is red
  3. 3.Penguins eat fish
  4. 4.A hedgehog rolls into a ball when scared
  5. 5.Seeds need water to grow
  6. 6.Bees collect nectar
  7. 7.The duck has three ducklings
  8. 8.The owl has big yellow eyes

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.