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Ask and Answer About a Fact Text is a free printable Grade 1 English worksheet on answering questions about the key details of an information text, aligned to Common Core standard RI.1.1. 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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Ask and Answer About a Fact Text

RI.1.1

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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. 1. Which bridge does the text describe first?
  2. 2. What shape is an arch bridge?
  3. 3. What happens to a beam bridge that is too long?
  4. 4. What is the simplest kind of bridge called?
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. 1. What is the heating step called?
  2. 2. How often is a dairy cow milked?
  3. 3. What happens right after the milk is heated?
  4. 4. Where does the milk go straight after milking?

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Answer key — Ask and Answer About a Fact Text

Set 3. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. The beam bridge. 2. Curved. 3. It sags in the middle. 4. A beam bridge.
  2. 2.1. Pasteurising. 2. Twice a day. 3. It is cooled again fast. 4. Into a cold tank.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RI.1.1 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.