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Build on What Was Said is a free printable Grade 1 English worksheet on linking your comment to the one before it, aligned to Common Core standard SL.1.1. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions, 14 of them with 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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Build on What Was Said

SL.1.1

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Write on the lines. Use the checklist.

1.Write two sentences about your classroom for somebody who has never seen it.
  • I wrote two sentences
  • I used describing words
  • A reader could picture it
2.Reread your writing. Add one detail that answers a reader's question.
  • I added a detail
  • My detail answers a question
  • It fits the sentence

LessonPrint · SL.1.1 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Build on What Was Said

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Two sentences with concrete detail a listener could picture.
  2. 2.One added detail that answers something a reader would want to know.

Questions about Build on What Was Said

What does the Build on What Was Said worksheet cover?

It practises linking your comment to the one before it — 2 questions for Grade 1, all on Common Core SL.1.1: Follow the rules for discussion and build on what others say. The instruction to pupils is “Write on the lines. Use the checklist”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does Build on What Was Said practise?

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.1.1 — SL.1.1, in the Speaking & Listening domain for Grade 1. The published standard reads: “Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 1 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Build on What Was Said is written for Grade 1, typically ages 6-7. It is one of the sheets on SL.1.1, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Build on What Was Said 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 Build on What Was Said can I print?

25 versions, of which 14 ask genuinely different questions — this skill does not have 25 distinct questions to give, so the rest reorder them and no two pupils still share a paper. Set 1 downloads all 25 as one PDF.

Is Build on What Was Said free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Build on What Was Said, 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.

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