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Following an Explanation is a free printable Grade 1 English worksheet on holding a multi-step explanation together while reading, aligned to Common Core standard RI.1.10. 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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Following an Explanation

RI.1.10

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Read the text, then answer the questions.

1.Read the text, then answer the questions.

How Seeds Travel

A seed cannot grow in its parent's shadow. There is not enough light. So seeds have to move away. Some seeds have wings. A sycamore seed spins like a tiny helicopter and lands far from the tree. Some seeds hook onto fur. A burr catches on a passing fox and drops off somewhere new. Some seeds sit inside fruit. A bird eats the fruit and the seed comes out later, miles away.

  1. 1. What happens after a bird eats a fruit with a seed inside?
  2. 2. How is this text organised?
  3. 3. How is light connected to seeds travelling?
2.Read the text, then answer the questions.

What Roots Do

Roots grow down while the stem grows up. They do two jobs. First, roots hold the plant in the ground. A tall tree in a storm stays up because its roots spread wide under the soil. Second, roots drink. Tiny hairs on the roots take in water from the soil. The water travels up the stem to the leaves. A plant with damaged roots wilts, even if it is watered.

  1. 1. How are roots connected to a tree staying up in a storm?
  2. 2. How is this text organised?
  3. 3. Where does the water go after the root hairs take it in?

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Answer key — Following an Explanation

Set 19. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. The seed comes out later, miles away. 2. It gives the reason first, then one paragraph for each way of travelling. 3. A seed needs light, and there is not enough in the parent's shadow, so it must move away.
  2. 2.1. The roots spread wide under the soil and hold the tree in place. 2. It says roots do two jobs, then explains each one in turn. 3. Up the stem to the leaves.

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RI.1.10 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.