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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.

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Listen to a Story and Answer

SL.1.2

NameDate

Read the story, then answer the questions.

1.Read the text, then answer the questions.

Too Loud

The school band practised in the hall every Thursday. Sam played the drum. He liked it best when he could hit it hard. "Softer," said Mrs Otu. "The flutes cannot be heard." Sam did not want to play softly. But he tried it. This time he could hear the flutes too, winding above the drum like a bird. It sounded better than anything he had played before.

  1. 1. When did the band practise?
  2. 2. What instrument did Sam play?
  3. 3. Retell the story in your own words.
2.Read the text, then answer the questions.

The Blue Door

At the end of the lane stood a house with a blue door. Nobody had lived there for years. The grass grew as high as Tomas. One Saturday a van pulled up. A woman got out with a ladder and a tin of paint. By teatime the blue door was bright yellow. Tomas waved. The woman waved back. "I'm Nita," she called. "Come and see the garden when I've cut it."

  1. 1. Retell the story in your own words.
  2. 2. What colour was the door at the start?
  3. 3. What was the woman's name?

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Answer key — Listen to a Story and Answer

Set 21. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Every Thursday. 2. The drum. 3. Sam liked hitting his drum hard, his teacher asked him to play softly, and it sounded better when he did.
  2. 2.1. An empty house at the end of the lane got a new owner, Nita, who painted the blue door yellow and waved to Tomas. 2. Blue. 3. Nita.

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.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to SL.1.2 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.