Sentences That Ask and Tell: Statements and Questions for Grade 1 

This Grade 1 English worksheet introduces young learners to two important sentence types: statements (which tell us something) and questions (which ask something). Through age-appropriate activities like underlining nouns and verbs, choosing the correct option in multiple-choice questions, rewriting sentences, filling in a story, and writing a short paragraph, children learn how to recognise and use statements and questions in everyday contexts. The tasks are short, engaging, and perfect for early readers who are just beginning to understand how sentences work in real-life situations at home and school. 

Why Sentence Types – Statements and Questions Matter in Grammar? 

Understanding sentence types helps children read, speak, and write clearly. For Grade 1 learners, this topic is important because: 
1. Statements and questions help children share information and ask for help politely. 
2. Recognising question marks and full stops builds strong basic punctuation habits. 
3. Knowing the difference between telling and asking sentences improves reading comprehension. 
4. Using the correct sentence type in daily conversations builds confidence in communication. 

What’s Inside This Worksheet? 

This worksheet includes five simple, structured activities that build fluency with statements and questions: 

🧠 Exercise 1 – Underline the Noun and Circle the Verb 
Children read ten short sentences about familiar people and things. In each sentence, they identify the noun (person, place, or thing) and the verb (action word). This reminds them that every complete sentence needs a doing word. 

✏️ Exercise 2 – Multiple Choice: Statement or Question 
Learners choose the correct option from three sentences each time, deciding whether they need a statement or a question. This helps them notice clues like word order and the question mark at the end. 

📋 Exercise 3 – Change the Form: Statement to Question and Question to Statement 
Students rewrite mixed sentences, turning some questions into clear statements and some statements into correct questions, with proper word order and punctuation. 

📝 Exercise 4 – Story Blanks with Statements and Questions 
Children read a short morning story about Riya and fill in the blanks using suitable words so that some sentences become questions and others become statements. This shows sentence types in a real-life situation. 

🖊 Exercise 5 – Paragraph Writing 
Learners write a short paragraph about their own morning before school, using both statements and questions to describe what they do and think. This open-ended task encourages creativity and personal expression. 

✅ Answer Key (For Parents & Educators) 

Exercise 1 – Underline the Noun and Circle the Verb 
(Shown here as Noun – Verb in the correct question order 1–10.) 

1. Riya plays in the park. 
Riya – plays 

2. The dog barks loudly. 
dog – barks 

3. My father drives a car. 
father – drives 

4. We eat rice at home. 
We – eat 

5. The sun shines bright. 
sun – shines 

6. He runs very fast. 
He – runs 

7. Meera reads a book. 
Meera – reads 

8. The birds sing sweetly. 
birds – sing 

9. Asha drinks milk. 
Asha – drinks 

10. Ravi kicks the ball. 
Ravi – kicks 


Exercise 2 – Multiple Choice Questions 
(Write the correct option letter or the full correct sentence.) 

1. Find the statement. 
Correct answer: c) We are going to school. 

2. Find the question. 
Correct answer: b) What is your name? 

3. Pick the statement. 
Correct answer: b) I like to eat mangoes. 

4. Find the question. 
Correct answer: a) Is the sky blue? 

5. Pick the statement. 
Correct answer: a) She feels happy now. 

6. Choose the question. 
Correct answer: c) Is the shop closed? 

7. Select the statement. 
Correct answer: b) I want to come with you. 

8. Select the question. 
Correct answer: b) Are we late for class? 

9. Choose the statement. 
Correct answer: c) You can find your pencil. 

10. Choose the question. 
Correct answer: b) Is it raining now? 


Exercise 3 – Change the Form of the Sentence 

(Change each to the type mentioned in the worksheet.) 

1. Ravi is coming to school? 
Change to: Statement 
Correct answer: Ravi is coming to school. 

2. Is she your teacher. 
Change to: Question 
Correct answer: Is she your teacher? 

3. You are playing outside? 
Change to: Statement 
Correct answer: You are playing outside. 

4. Can we go to the park. 
Change to: Question 
Correct answer: Can we go to the park? 

5. The bus is late? 
Change to: Statement 
Correct answer: The bus is late. 

6. Are you writing a story. 
Change to: Question 
Correct answer: Are you writing a story? 

7. Meera is reading now? 
Change to: Statement 
Correct answer: Meera is reading now. 

8. Do you like my dress. 
Change to: Question 
Correct answer: Do you like my dress? 

9. It is raining today? 
Change to: Statement 
Correct answer: It is raining today. 

10. Will you come with me. 
Change to: Question 
Correct answer: Will you come with me? 


Exercise 4 – Passage: Fill in the Blanks with Suitable Words 

One correct way to complete the passage is: 

Riya wakes up early. She looks outside and says, 
“Is it morning?” 

She gets out of bed. Mama smiles and says, 
“Good day, Riya.” 

Riya brushes her teeth. She washes her face and thinks, 
“I feel ready.” 

She goes to the kitchen. She asks, 
“Can I have my breakfast?” 

Mama gives her warm idlis. Riya eats slowly and says, 
“Oh this is tasty.” 

She picks up her school bag. She checks it and thinks, 
“All my books are here.” 

She looks at the table. She asks, 
“Is my bottle here?” 

The bus honks outside. Riya runs to the door and says, 
“Now my school bus is here.” 

She waves to Mama. She asks, 
“Will you wait for me?” 

Blank-wise answers (in order 1 to 8): 
1. Is 
2. I 
3. Can 
4. Oh 
5. All 
6. Is 
7. Now 
8. Will 


Exercise 5 – Paragraph Writing 

Write a short paragraph about your morning before school, using both statements and questions. 

Sample answer (students’ own answers will differ): 

I wake up when my alarm rings. I brush my teeth and wash my face. I eat my breakfast with my family. Is my school bag ready? I check my books and bottle. Then I put on my shoes and say, I am ready for school. 

Since this is a creative writing task, students may write different but grammatically correct answers. 
Suggested marking: Answers may vary. 

Help your child confidently tell and ask using clear English sentences with this Grade 1 statements and questions worksheet from PlanetSpark. 

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