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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

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Read the story, then answer the questions.

1.Read the text, then answer the questions.

The Last Lap

Dee was fast. She won every race at sports day, and she knew it. In the relay, she ran the last lap. Her team was behind. Dee ran so hard that her chest burned, but the other runner crossed the line first. Dee sat on the grass. Her team came and sat with her. "You made up ten metres," said Ali. Dee had not thought about that. She had only thought about losing.

  1. 1. How many metres did Ali say she made up?
  2. 2. Which lap did Dee run?
  3. 3. Was her team ahead or behind when she started?
2.Read the text, then answer the questions.

The Wobbly Tooth

Ravi had a wobbly tooth. He pushed it with his tongue all through lunch. It hurt a little, and he did not want to eat. His friend Nell sat down beside him. "Mine came out last week," she said. "It only wobbles for a few days." Ravi felt better. He ate his sandwich on the other side of his mouth. That night the tooth came out on his pillow.

  1. 1. Retell the story in your own words.
  2. 2. Who sat beside him?
  3. 3. Where did the tooth come out?

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Answer key — Listen to a Story and Answer

Set 3. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Ten metres. 2. The last lap. 3. Behind.
  2. 2.1. Ravi's wobbly tooth hurt at lunch, Nell told him it would only last a few days, and it came out that night. 2. His friend Nell. 3. On his pillow, that night.

More practice for SL.1.2

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