Listen to a Story and Answer is a free printable Grade 1 English worksheet on answering key-detail questions about a story read aloud, aligned to Common Core standard SL.1.2. 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.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Maya found one green glove on the wall by the bus stop. It was small, so it belonged to a child.
She could not just leave it. She pinned a note to the wall: FOUND — ONE GREEN GLOVE. ASK AT NUMBER 12.
For three days nobody came. On the fourth day a boy knocked. He had the other green glove in his hand.
1. What did the boy have in his hand?
2. Retell the story in your own words.
3. What did Maya find?
2.Read the text, then answer the questions.
The Jar of Shells
Every summer, Ivy filled a jar with shells from the beach. The jar sat on her windowsill all winter.
One day her little brother knocked the jar off the sill. It did not break, but the shells rolled everywhere. Ivy felt hot and cross. Then she saw that Ben was crying.
"It was an accident," she said. "Help me find them." They crawled under the bed together. They found every shell but one.
1. What did Ivy collect in her jar?
2. How many shells did they not find?
3. Retell the story. What happened first, next and last?
LessonPrint · SL.1.2 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Listen to a Story and Answer
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. The other green glove. 2. Maya found a green glove, put up a note, and after three days the boy with the other glove came for it. 3. One green glove.
2.1. Shells from the beach. 2. One. 3. Ivy kept shells in a jar, Ben knocked it over, and they picked the shells up together.
Questions about Listen to a Story and Answer
What does the Listen to a Story and Answer worksheet cover?
It practises answering key-detail questions about a story read aloud — 2 questions for Grade 1, all on Common Core SL.1.2: Answer questions about something read aloud to you. The instruction to pupils is “Read the story, then answer the questions”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Listen to a Story and Answer practise?
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.1.2 — SL.1.2, in the Speaking & Listening domain for Grade 1. The published standard reads: “Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Listen to a Story and Answer is written for Grade 1, typically ages 6-7. It is one of the sheets on SL.1.2, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Listen to a Story and Answer come with an answer key?
Yes. All 2 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.
How many different versions of Listen to a Story and Answer can I print?
25 — one per pupil, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.
Is Listen to a Story and Answer free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Listen to a Story and Answer, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.
Is there a lesson plan to teach SL.1.2?
Yes — “Asking About What You Heard” is a 40-minute Grade 1 plan for SL.1.2, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Listen to a Story and Answer is the practice that follows it.
More practice for SL.1.2
Answer questions about something read aloud to you.
Teaching this next? Asking About What You Heard is the 40-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.