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Answer from the Text is a free printable Grade 1 English worksheet on answering a question using a source you were given, aligned to Common Core standard W.1.8. 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 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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Answer from the Text

W.1.8

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Read the text, then answer the questions.

1.Read the text, then answer the questions.

How Seeds Travel

A seed cannot grow in its parent's shadow. There is not enough light. So seeds have to move away. Some seeds have wings. A sycamore seed spins like a tiny helicopter and lands far from the tree. Some seeds hook onto fur. A burr catches on a passing fox and drops off somewhere new. Some seeds sit inside fruit. A bird eats the fruit and the seed comes out later, miles away.

  1. 1. Why can a seed not grow in its parent's shadow?
  2. 2. What does a sycamore seed do as it falls?
  3. 3. The author says seeds have to move away. What reason is given?
  4. 4. What is a "burr"?
2.Read the text, then answer the questions.

Owls

Owls hunt at night. Their eyes are very large, so they can see when there is almost no light. An owl's feathers have soft edges. This makes their wings quiet. A mouse cannot hear an owl coming. Owls cannot move their eyes from side to side. Instead, they turn their whole head. An owl can turn its head much further than you can.

  1. 1. When do owls hunt?
  2. 2. The author says an owl turns its head. What reason is given?
  3. 3. What does "hunt" mean in this text?
  4. 4. What makes an owl's wings quiet?

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Answer key — Answer from the Text

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. There is not enough light. 2. It spins like a tiny helicopter. 3. There is not enough light in the parent's shadow. 4. A seed with hooks that catch on fur.
  2. 2.1. At night. 2. Because owls cannot move their eyes from side to side. 3. To hunt is to chase and catch another animal, such as a mouse, for food. 4. The soft edges of its feathers.

Questions about Answer from the Text

What does the Answer from the Text worksheet cover?

It practises answering a question using a source you were given — 2 questions for Grade 1, all on Common Core W.1.8: Use what you remember, or a given book, to answer a question. The instruction to pupils is “Read the text, then answer the questions”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does Answer from the Text practise?

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.1.8 — W.1.8, in the Writing domain for Grade 1. The published standard reads: “With guidance and support from adults, recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Answer from the Text is written for Grade 1, typically ages 6-7. It is one of the sheets on W.1.8, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Answer from the Text 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 Answer from the Text 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 Answer from the Text free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Answer from the Text, 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 W.1.8?

Yes — “Gathering Information to Answer a Question” is a 40-minute Grade 1 plan for W.1.8, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Answer from the Text is the practice that follows it.

More practice for W.1.8

Use what you remember, or a given book, to answer a question.

Teaching this next? Gathering Information to Answer a Question is the 40-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to W.1.8 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.