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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.

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Clearing Something Up

SL.1.3

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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. Why does the author say arch bridges can cross wider gaps?
  2. 2. Why did the author write this text?
  3. 3. Summarise this text in one sentence.
2.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. 1. Summarise this text in one sentence.
  2. 2. The author says an owl turns its head. What reason is given?
  3. 3. Why did the author write this text?

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Answer key — Clearing Something Up

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  1. 1.1. Because the curve sends the weight out to the ends where the ground is solid. 2. To explain how bridges hold up weight. 3. Bridges must hold weight, and an arch does it over a wider gap than a flat beam can.
  2. 2.1. Owls have large eyes and quiet feathers that let them hunt at night, and they turn their heads to look around. 2. Because owls cannot move their eyes from side to side. 3. To explain how an owl's body helps it hunt.

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to SL.1.3 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.