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Read a Story and Answer is a free printable Grade 1 English worksheet on reading a Grade 1 story accurately enough to follow it, aligned to Common Core standard RF.1.4. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask 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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Read a Story and Answer

RF.1.4

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Read the text, then answer the questions.

1.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. Who took Omar to the market?
  2. 2. How many times did Omar count the change?
  3. 3. What was Omar's job?
2.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. Was her team ahead or behind when she started?
  2. 2. How many meters did Ali say she made up?
  3. 3. Which lap did Dee run?

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Answer key — Read a Story and Answer

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Grandpa. 2. Twice. 3. To pick the apples.
  2. 2.1. Behind. 2. Ten meters. 3. The last lap.

Questions about Read a Story and Answer

What does the Read a Story and Answer worksheet cover?

It practices reading a Grade 1 story accurately enough to follow it — 2 questions for Grade 1, all on Common Core RF.1.4: Read a passage accurately enough, and smoothly enough, to follow the meaning. The instruction to students is “Read the text, then answer the questions”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does Read a Story and Answer practice?

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.1.4 — RF.1.4, under Reading: Foundational Skills for Grade 1. The published standard reads: “Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Read a Story and Answer is written for Grade 1, typically ages 6-7. It is one of the sheets on RF.1.4, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Read a Story and Answer come with an answer key?

Yes. All 2 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.

How many different versions of Read a Story and Answer can I print?

25 — one per student, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.

Is Read a Story and Answer free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Read a Story and Answer, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.

Is there a lesson plan to teach RF.1.4?

Yes — “Reading Smoothly Enough to Understand” is a 40-minute Grade 1 plan for RF.1.4, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Read a Story and Answer is the practice that follows it.

More practice for RF.1.4

Read a passage accurately enough, and smoothly enough, to follow the meaning.

Teaching this next? Reading Smoothly Enough to Understand is the 40-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RF.1.4 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.