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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.

Market Day

On Saturdays, Grandpa took Omar to the market. Omar carried the basket. Grandpa carried the money. Omar's job was to pick the apples. He learned to press each one gently with his thumb. A soft spot meant the apple would be brown inside. One week Grandpa let Omar carry the money instead. Omar counted the change twice. He got it right both times.

  1. 1. How many times did Omar count the change?
  2. 2. Who took Omar to the market?
  3. 3. What was Omar's job?
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. What was wrong with Ravi?
  3. 3. Where did the tooth come out?

LessonPrint · SL.1.2 · Set 8 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Listen to a Story and Answer

Set 8. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Twice. 2. Grandpa. 3. To pick the apples.
  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. He had a wobbly tooth. 3. On his pillow, that night.

More practice for SL.1.2

Answer questions about something read aloud to you.

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