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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: "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.Seeds need water to grow
  • C.The seed has a tiny root
2.The words say: "A giraffe is the tallest animal." The picture shows a giraffe eating leaves at the top of a tree. What do you learn only from the picture?
  • A.Giraffes sleep standing up
  • B.The giraffe is eating leaves from a tree
  • C.A giraffe is the tallest animal
3.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.The penguins are standing on ice
  • C.Penguins eat fish
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: "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.The hedgehog is brown
  • C.Hedgehogs can swim
6.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.Ducks have webbed feet
  • B.Ducks live in caves
  • C.The duck has three ducklings
7.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
8.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.The flower is purple
  • B.Bees collect nectar
  • C.Bees sting people

LessonPrint · RI.1.6 · Set 5 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Words or Picture?

Set 5. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Seeds need water to grow
  2. 2.The giraffe is eating leaves from a tree
  3. 3.Penguins eat fish
  4. 4.The snail's shell is striped
  5. 5.A hedgehog rolls into a ball when scared
  6. 6.The duck has three ducklings
  7. 7.The owl has big yellow eyes
  8. 8.Bees collect nectar

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.