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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 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 happens right after the milk is heated?
  2. 2. How is the cold tank connected to fresh milk?
  3. 3. How is this text organised?
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. 1. How is this text organised?
  2. 2. How is the foundation connected to the ground?
  3. 3. Which does the text explain first, the foundation or the core?

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Answer key — Following an Explanation

Set 22. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. It is cooled again fast. 2. Cold milk keeps fresh much longer than warm milk. 3. In the order the steps happen, from milking to the shop.
  2. 2.1. One paragraph on the foundation, one on the core, one on swaying. 2. The foundation spreads the building's weight into the ground. 3. The foundation.

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