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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.

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. Do you think Ivy was still cross at the end? How do you know?
  2. 2. Why did Ivy stop being cross?
2.Read the text, then answer the questions.

Market Day

On Saturdays, Grandpa took Omar to the market. Omar carried the basket. Grandpa carried the money. Omar's job was to pick the apples. He learned to press each one gently with his thumb. A soft spot meant the apple would be brown inside. One week Grandpa let Omar carry the money instead. Omar counted the change twice. He got it right both times.

  1. 1. How is the soft spot connected to the apple being brown?
  2. 2. Why did Grandpa let Omar carry the money?

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Answer key — Work It Out from the Story

Set 6. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. No — she told Ben it was an accident and asked him to help. 2. Because she saw Ben was crying and knew it was an accident.
  2. 2.1. A soft spot on the outside means the apple is brown inside. 2. Because Omar had shown he could do the apple job carefully.

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