Listen to Facts and Answer is a free printable Grade 1 English worksheet on answering key-detail questions about a text 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.
A tall building needs a wide, deep base. The base is called a foundation. It spreads the weight into the ground.
Wind pushes hard on a tall building. Inside, a strong core of concrete runs from the bottom to the top like a spine. The core stops the building bending too far.
The tallest buildings sway a little in strong wind. That is meant to happen. A building that could not bend at all would crack.
1. What runs from the bottom to the top inside a tall building?
2. What is the main idea of this text?
3. What is the base of a tall building called?
2.Read the text, then answer the questions.
How Milk Gets to the Shop
A dairy cow is milked twice a day, in the morning and the evening.
The milk goes straight into a cold tank. Cold milk keeps fresh much longer than warm milk.
A tanker takes the milk to a dairy. There it is heated for a few seconds to kill germs, then cooled again fast. This is called pasteurising.
Last, the milk is poured into bottles and driven to the shop.
1. What is the main idea of this text?
2. How often is a dairy cow milked?
3. Where does the milk go straight after milking?
LessonPrint · SL.1.2 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Listen to Facts and Answer
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A strong core of concrete. 2. Tall buildings stay up because of a wide foundation and a strong core, and because they can bend a little. 3. A foundation.
2.1. The steps milk goes through between the cow and the shop. 2. Twice a day. 3. Into a cold tank.
Questions about Listen to Facts and Answer
What does the Listen to Facts and Answer worksheet cover?
It practises answering key-detail questions about a text 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 text, then answer the questions”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Listen to Facts 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 Facts 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 Facts 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 Facts 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 Facts and Answer free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Listen to Facts 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.
More practice for SL.1.2
Answer questions about something read aloud to you.