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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. How is this text organised?
  2. 2. What happens after a bird eats a fruit with a seed inside?
  3. 3. How is light connected to seeds travelling?
2.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. How is the curve of an arch connected to the width it can cross?
  2. 2. Which bridge does the text describe first?
  3. 3. How is this text organised?

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Answer key — Following an Explanation

Set 25. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. It gives the reason first, then one paragraph for each way of travelling. 2. The seed comes out later, miles away. 3. A seed needs light, and there is not enough in the parent's shadow, so it must move away.
  2. 2.1. The curve pushes weight out to the solid ground at the ends, so it can span a wider gap. 2. The beam bridge. 3. It starts with what every bridge must do, then compares two kinds.

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