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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.

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Listen to Facts and Answer

SL.1.2

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Read the text, then answer the questions.

1.Read the text, then answer the questions.

How Seeds Travel

A seed cannot grow in its parent's shadow. There is not enough light. So seeds have to move away. Some seeds have wings. A sycamore seed spins like a tiny helicopter and lands far from the tree. Some seeds hook onto fur. A burr catches on a passing fox and drops off somewhere new. Some seeds sit inside fruit. A bird eats the fruit and the seed comes out later, miles away.

  1. 1. What does a sycamore seed do as it falls?
  2. 2. How does a burr travel?
  3. 3. Why can a seed not grow in its parent's shadow?
2.Read the text, then answer the questions.

What Roots Do

Roots grow down while the stem grows up. They do two jobs. First, roots hold the plant in the ground. A tall tree in a storm stays up because its roots spread wide under the soil. Second, roots drink. Tiny hairs on the roots take in water from the soil. The water travels up the stem to the leaves. A plant with damaged roots wilts, even if it is watered.

  1. 1. What takes in water from the soil?
  2. 2. How many jobs do roots do?
  3. 3. What is the main idea of this text?

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Answer key — Listen to Facts and Answer

Set 11. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. It spins like a tiny helicopter. 2. It hooks onto fur, such as a passing fox. 3. There is not enough light.
  2. 2.1. Tiny hairs on the roots. 2. Two. 3. Roots hold a plant in the ground and take in water for it.

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