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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: "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
3.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
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.Hedgehogs can swim
  • B.A hedgehog rolls into a ball when scared
  • C.The hedgehog is brown
5.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
6.The words say: "Penguins eat fish." The picture shows penguins standing on ice. What do you learn only from the words?
  • A.The penguins are standing on ice
  • B.Penguins can fly
  • C.Penguins eat fish
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: "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.A giraffe is the tallest animal
  • B.The giraffe is eating leaves from a tree
  • C.Giraffes sleep standing up

LessonPrint · RI.1.6 · Set 7 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Words or Picture?

Set 7. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.A lighthouse warns ships about rocks
  2. 2.Milk is kept cold
  3. 3.The fire engine has a long ladder
  4. 4.A hedgehog rolls into a ball when scared
  5. 5.The tractor is red
  6. 6.Penguins eat fish
  7. 7.The owl has big yellow eyes
  8. 8.The giraffe is eating leaves from a tree

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.