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.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
23 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.
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 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. How did what Nell said change what Ravi did?
2. Why did Ravi eat on the other side of his mouth?
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 metres," said Ali. Dee had not thought about that. She had only thought about losing.
1. Had Dee lost a race before? How do you know?
2. How is what Ali said connected to how Dee was thinking?
LessonPrint · RL.1.1 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Work It Out from the Story
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. It made him feel better, so he ate his lunch. 2. To keep away from the sore wobbly tooth.
2.1. Probably not — the story says she won every race at sports day. 2. Ali pointed out something good that Dee had not thought about at all.
Questions about Work It Out from the Story
What does the Work It Out from the Story worksheet cover?
It practises answering something the story does not say outright — 2 questions for Grade 1, all on Common Core RL.1.1: Ask and answer questions about the important parts of a story. The instruction to pupils is “Read the story, then answer the questions”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Work It Out from the Story practise?
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.1 — RL.1.1, in the Reading: Literature domain for Grade 1. The published standard reads: “Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Work It Out from the Story is written for Grade 1, typically ages 6-7. It is one of the sheets on RL.1.1, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Work It Out from the Story 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 Work It Out from the Story can I print?
25 versions, of which 23 ask genuinely different questions — this skill does not have 25 distinct questions to give, so the rest reorder them and no two pupils still share a paper. Set 1 downloads all 25 as one PDF.
Is Work It Out from the Story free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Work It Out from the 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.
More practice for RL.1.1
Ask and answer questions about the important parts of a story.