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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.

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 are a bat's wings made of?
  2. 2. How many insects can one small bat eat in a night?
  3. 3. The author says bats are unusual mammals. What reason is given?
  4. 4. What is an "echo"?
2.Read the text, then answer the questions.

What Roots Do

Roots grow down while the stem grows up. They do two jobs. First, roots hold the plant in the ground. A tall tree in a storm stays up because its roots spread wide under the soil. Second, roots drink. Tiny hairs on the roots take in water from the soil. The water travels up the stem to the leaves. A plant with damaged roots wilts, even if it is watered.

  1. 1. The author says a plant with damaged roots wilts. What reason is given?
  2. 2. What takes in water from the soil?
  3. 3. Which way do roots grow?
  4. 4. What does "wilts" mean?

LessonPrint · W.1.8 · Set 2 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Answer from the Text

Set 2. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Thin skin stretched between long finger bones. 2. A thousand. 3. They are the only mammals that can fly. 4. A sound that bounces off something and comes back.
  2. 2.1. Because the roots are what take in water, so watering it does not help. 2. Tiny hairs on the roots. 3. Down, while the stem grows up. 4. Droops and goes floppy because it has no water.

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