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

The Wobbly Tooth

Ravi had a wobbly tooth. He pushed it with his tongue all through lunch. It hurt a little, and he did not want to eat. His friend Nell sat down beside him. "Mine came out last week," she said. "It only wobbles for a few days." Ravi felt better. He ate his sandwich on the other side of his mouth. That night the tooth came out on his pillow.

  1. 1. How did what Nell said change what Ravi did?
  2. 2. Why did Ravi eat on the other side of his mouth?

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Answer key — Work It Out from the Story

Set 5. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Because he played softly, he could hear the flutes. 2. Because Sam was hitting the drum too hard.
  2. 2.1. It made him feel better, so he ate his lunch. 2. To keep away from the sore wobbly tooth.

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