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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.

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. 1. Who knocked the jar off the sill?
  2. 2. How many shells did they not find?
  3. 3. What did Ivy collect in her jar?
2.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. What instrument did Sam play?
  2. 2. When did the band practise?
  3. 3. What did Mrs Otu ask Sam to do?

LessonPrint · SL.1.2 · Set 6 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Listen to a Story and Answer

Set 6. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Her little brother, Ben. 2. One. 3. Shells from the beach.
  2. 2.1. The drum. 2. Every Thursday. 3. Play more softly.

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.