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

Bats

Bats are the only mammals that can fly. Their wings are made of thin skin stretched between long finger bones. Most bats come out at night. They find their way by making high squeaks. The squeaks bounce off things and come back. The bat listens to the echo and knows what is ahead. Many bats eat insects. One small bat can eat a thousand insects in a night.

  1. 1. What is an "echo"?
  2. 2. What are a bat's wings made of?
  3. 3. The author says bats are unusual mammals. What reason is given?
  4. 4. When do most bats come out?

LessonPrint · W.1.8 · Set 12 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Answer from the Text

Set 12. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. It spins like a tiny helicopter. 2. There is not enough light. 3. It hooks onto fur, such as a passing fox. 4. There is not enough light in the parent's shadow.
  2. 2.1. A sound that bounces off something and comes back. 2. Thin skin stretched between long finger bones. 3. They are the only mammals that can fly. 4. At night.

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