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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Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.

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 a Bridge Stands Up

A bridge has to hold its own weight and the weight of everything crossing it. The simplest bridge is a beam: a flat piece laid across a gap. A beam bridge cannot be very long, or it sags in the middle. An arch bridge is curved. The curve pushes the weight out to the ends, where the ground is solid. That is why arch bridges can cross wider gaps.

1. What happens to a beam bridge that is too long?
2. What does "sags" mean here?
3. What is the simplest kind of bridge called?
4. Why does the author say arch bridges can cross wider gaps?

2.Read the text, then answer the questions.

How Milk Gets to the Shop

A dairy cow is milked twice a day, in the morning and the evening. The milk goes straight into a cold tank. Cold milk keeps fresh much longer than warm milk. A tanker takes the milk to a dairy. There it is heated for a few seconds to kill germs, then cooled again fast. This is called pasteurising. Last, the milk is poured into bottles and driven to the shop.

1. How often is a dairy cow milked?
2. Where does the milk go straight after milking?
3. What is the heating step called?
4. Why is the milk heated for a few seconds?

LessonPrint · W.1.8 · Set 24 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Answer from the Text

Set 24. Prints on its own sheet.

1.1. It sags in the middle. 2. Bends downwards in the middle. 3. A beam bridge. 4. Because the curve sends the weight out to the ends where the ground is solid.
2.1. Twice a day. 2. Into a cold tank. 3. Pasteurising. 4. To kill germs.

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