Clearing Something Up is a free printable Grade 1 English worksheet on checking you have understood what a text told you, aligned to Common Core standard SL.1.3. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions, 24 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.
Set 2 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. 24 of these 25 sets ask different questions — this skill does not have 25 questions to give. The rest reorder them, so no two pupils have the same paper in front of them.
Clearing Something Up
SL.1.3
NameDate
Read the text, then answer the questions.
1.Read the text, then answer the questions.
Owls
Owls hunt at night. Their eyes are very large, so they can see when there is almost no light.
An owl's feathers have soft edges. This makes their wings quiet. A mouse cannot hear an owl coming.
Owls cannot move their eyes from side to side. Instead, they turn their whole head. An owl can turn its head much further than you can.
1. Why did the author write this text?
2. Summarise this text in one sentence.
3. The author says an owl turns its head. What reason is given?
2.Read the text, then answer the questions.
Why Tall Buildings Do Not Fall Over
A tall building needs a wide, deep base. The base is called a foundation. It spreads the weight into the ground.
Wind pushes hard on a tall building. Inside, a strong core of concrete runs from the bottom to the top like a spine. The core stops the building bending too far.
The tallest buildings sway a little in strong wind. That is meant to happen. A building that could not bend at all would crack.
1. Summarise this text in one sentence.
2. Why did the author write this text?
3. The author says swaying is meant to happen. What reason is given?
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Answer key — Clearing Something Up
Set 2. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. To explain how an owl's body helps it hunt. 2. Owls have large eyes and quiet feathers that let them hunt at night, and they turn their heads to look around. 3. Because owls cannot move their eyes from side to side.
2.1. Tall buildings stand because a wide foundation spreads their weight and a concrete core lets them sway without cracking. 2. To explain why tall buildings do not fall over. 3. A building that could not bend at all would crack.
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to SL.1.3 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.