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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.Lighthouses are made of glass
  • B.The lighthouse has red and white stripes
  • C.A lighthouse warns ships about rocks
2.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.A fire engine rushes to a fire
  • B.The fire engine has a long ladder
  • C.Fire engines are slow
3.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.Bees collect nectar
  • C.The flower is purple
4.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
5.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.Owls live in the desert
  • C.The owl has big yellow eyes
6.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 are very old
  • C.Tractors help farmers
7.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
8.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 live in caves
  • C.Ducks have webbed feet

LessonPrint · RI.1.6 · Set 25 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Words or Picture?

Set 25. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.A lighthouse warns ships about rocks
  2. 2.The fire engine has a long ladder
  3. 3.Bees collect nectar
  4. 4.Milk is kept cold
  5. 5.The owl has big yellow eyes
  6. 6.The tractor is red
  7. 7.The snail's shell is striped
  8. 8.The duck has three ducklings

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.