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Story, Poem or Facts? is a free printable Kindergarten English worksheet on telling one kind of book from another, aligned to Common Core standard RL.K.5. It prints 8 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask 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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Story, Poem or Facts?

RL.K.5

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Tick the right answer.

1.Which one usually has lines that rhyme?
  • A.A poem
  • B.An information book
  • C.A shopping list
2."Once upon a time" tells you the book is probably what?
  • A.A story
  • B.A book of facts
  • C.A menu
3.A book about a talking rabbit who goes to the moon is what?
  • A.A recipe
  • B.An information book
  • C.A story
4.A book with a photograph of a real bee on the cover is probably what?
  • A.An information book
  • B.A poem
  • C.A made-up story
5.Which one has characters?
  • A.A list of names
  • B.A story
  • C.An information book
6.Which one has facts you could check?
  • A.A poem about feelings
  • B.A made-up story
  • C.An information book
7.Which one would tell you what a real bee eats?
  • A.An information book
  • B.A poem about summer
  • C.A story about a bee who talks
8.A book that tells a made-up story with characters is called what?
  • A.A dictionary
  • B.A storybook
  • C.A fact book

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Answer key — Story, Poem or Facts?

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.A poem
  2. 2.A story
  3. 3.A story
  4. 4.An information book
  5. 5.A story
  6. 6.An information book
  7. 7.An information book
  8. 8.A storybook

Questions about Story, Poem or Facts?

What does the Story, Poem or Facts? worksheet cover?

It practises telling one kind of book from another — 8 questions for Kindergarten, all on Common Core RL.K.5: Tell the difference between a storybook and a poem. The instruction to pupils is “Tick the right answer”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does Story, Poem or Facts? practise?

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.5 — RL.K.5, in the Reading: Literature domain for Kindergarten. The published standard reads: “Recognize common types of texts (e.g., storybooks, poems).” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Story, Poem or Facts? is written for Kindergarten, typically ages 5-6. It is one of the sheets on RL.K.5, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Story, Poem or Facts? come with an answer key?

Yes. All 8 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 Story, Poem or Facts? can I print?

25 — one per pupil, 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 Story, Poem or Facts? free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Story, Poem or Facts?, 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 RL.K.5?

Yes — “Storybooks, Poems and Fact Books” is a 30-minute Kindergarten plan for RL.K.5, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Story, Poem or Facts? is the practice that follows it.

More practice for RL.K.5

Tell the difference between a storybook and a poem.

Teaching this next? Storybooks, Poems and Fact Books is the 30-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RL.K.5 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.