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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.

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. How are soft feathers and catching a mouse connected?
  2. 2. An owl wants to look to its left. What does it do?
  3. 3. How is this text organised?
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. Where does the water go after the root hairs take it in?
  2. 2. How is this text organised?
  3. 3. How are roots connected to a tree staying up in a storm?

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Answer key — Following an Explanation

Set 23. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Soft feather edges make the wings quiet, so the mouse cannot hear the owl coming. 2. It turns its whole head, because it cannot move its eyes side to side. 3. Each paragraph explains one owl body part and what it does.
  2. 2.1. Up the stem to the leaves. 2. It says roots do two jobs, then explains each one in turn. 3. The roots spread wide under the soil and hold the tree in place.

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