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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 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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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.

The Last Lap

Dee was fast. She won every race at sports day, and she knew it. In the relay, she ran the last lap. Her team was behind. Dee ran so hard that her chest burned, but the other runner crossed the line first. Dee sat on the grass. Her team came and sat with her. "You made up ten meters," said Ali. Dee had not thought about that. She had only thought about losing.

  1. 1. Had Dee lost a race before? How do you know?
  2. 2. How is what Ali said connected to how Dee was thinking?
2.Read the text, then answer the questions.

The Boots by the Door

Priya's boots were too small. Her toes pressed against the ends. But they were red, and she loved them. For a week she said nothing. Then she could not run at recess without it hurting. She told her mom. Her mom did not laugh. They took the red boots to the thrift store and found a bigger pair, green this time. Priya kept the red ones by the door for a month before she let them go.

  1. 1. How is recess connected to Priya telling her mom?
  2. 2. Why did Priya keep the red boots by the door?

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Answer key — Work It Out from the Story

Set 2. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Probably not — the story says she won every race at sports day. 2. Ali pointed out something good that Dee had not thought about at all.
  2. 2.1. Running at recess hurt, which made her finally say something. 2. Because she was not ready to let go of them yet.

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