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Work It Out from the Story is a free printable Grade 1 English worksheet on answering something the story does not say outright, aligned to Common Core standard RL.1.1. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions, 23 of them with different questions, so no two pupils 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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Work It Out from the Story

RL.1.1

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Read the story, then answer the questions.

1.Read the text, then answer the questions.

Too Loud

The school band practised in the hall every Thursday. Sam played the drum. He liked it best when he could hit it hard. "Softer," said Mrs Otu. "The flutes cannot be heard." Sam did not want to play softly. But he tried it. This time he could hear the flutes too, winding above the drum like a bird. It sounded better than anything he had played before.

  1. 1. Why could the flutes not be heard at first?
  2. 2. How is Mrs Otu's instruction connected to what Sam heard?
2.Read the text, then answer the questions.

The Jar of Shells

Every summer, Ivy filled a jar with shells from the beach. The jar sat on her windowsill all winter. One day her little brother knocked the jar off the sill. It did not break, but the shells rolled everywhere. Ivy felt hot and cross. Then she saw that Ben was crying. "It was an accident," she said. "Help me find them." They crawled under the bed together. They found every shell but one.

  1. 1. Why did Ivy stop being cross?
  2. 2. Do you think Ivy was still cross at the end? How do you know?

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Answer key — Work It Out from the Story

Set 18. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Because Sam was hitting the drum too hard. 2. Because he played softly, he could hear the flutes.
  2. 2.1. Because she saw Ben was crying and knew it was an accident. 2. No — she told Ben it was an accident and asked him to help.

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RL.1.1 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.