Reading a Poem or a Story is a free printable Grade 1 English worksheet on telling a poem from a story by its rhyme and its lines, aligned to Common Core standard RL.1.10. It prints 3 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.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Sort: Snow falls slow, / soft and low., The store was closed, so they went to the park instead., Ten fat hens / sat in their pens., Little frog, little frog, / hopping on a log., The train stopped, and everyone got off., Mom could not find the car keys anywhere.
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2.Sort each one: Poem or Story?
Sort: Rain, rain, on the lane, / tap, tap, on the pane., Up in the tree / the birds sing to me., Ali packed his bag and walked to the bus stop., Buzz goes the bee / over the sea., Lucy wrapped the present in blue paper., Dan dropped his ice cream on the path.
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3.Sort each one: Poem or Story?
Sort: The moon is round, / it makes no sound., The puppy pulled the blanket off the bed., Grandma told the children to wait by the gate., My red ball / bounced over the wall., Little star, / how bright you are., Once upon a time, a bear lived in a dark wood.
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LessonPrint · RL.1.10 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Reading a Poem or a Story
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Little frog, little frog, / hopping on a log. — Poem 2. Mom could not find the car keys anywhere. — Story 3. Snow falls slow, / soft and low. — Poem 4. Ten fat hens / sat in their pens. — Poem 5. The store was closed, so they went to the park instead. — Story 6. The train stopped, and everyone got off. — Story
2.1. Ali packed his bag and walked to the bus stop. — Story 2. Buzz goes the bee / over the sea. — Poem 3. Dan dropped his ice cream on the path. — Story 4. Lucy wrapped the present in blue paper. — Story 5. Rain, rain, on the lane, / tap, tap, on the pane. — Poem 6. Up in the tree / the birds sing to me. — Poem
3.1. Grandma told the children to wait by the gate. — Story 2. Little star, / how bright you are. — Poem 3. My red ball / bounced over the wall. — Poem 4. Once upon a time, a bear lived in a dark wood. — Story 5. The moon is round, / it makes no sound. — Poem 6. The puppy pulled the blanket off the bed. — Story
Questions about Reading a Poem or a Story
What does the Reading a Poem or a Story worksheet cover?
It practices telling a poem from a story by its rhyme and its lines — 3 questions for Grade 1, all on Common Core RL.1.10: Read Grade 1 stories and poems with some help. The instruction to students is “Sort each one into the right box”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Reading a Poem or a Story practice?
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.10 — RL.1.10, under Reading: Literature for Grade 1. The published standard reads: “With prompting and support, read prose and poetry of appropriate complexity for grade 1.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Reading a Poem or a Story is written for Grade 1, typically ages 6-7. It is one of the sheets on RL.1.10, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Reading a Poem or a Story come with an answer key?
Yes. All 3 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 Reading a Poem or a Story 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 Reading a Poem or a Story free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Reading a Poem or a Story, 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.