Writing for Somebody Else is a free printable Grade 1 English worksheet on choosing words a reader who was not there will understand, aligned to Common Core standard W.1.6. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions, 14 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.
Set 16 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. 14 of these 25 sets ask different questions — this skill does not have 25 questions to give. The rest reorder them, so no two pupils have the same paper in front of them.
Writing for Somebody Else
W.1.6
NameDate
Write on the lines. Use the checklist.
1.Write about something that happened at the weekend. Use the words first, then and last.
I used first
I used then
I used last
2.Write about your first day at school. What happened first? What happened next?
I said what happened first
I said what happened next
I finished it off
LessonPrint · W.1.6 · Set 16 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Writing for Somebody Else
Set 16. Prints on its own sheet.
1.Two or more events in order, signalled by first, then and last.
2.Two or more first-day events in the order they happened.
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to W.1.6 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.