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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 a Bridge Stands Up

A bridge has to hold its own weight and the weight of everything crossing it. The simplest bridge is a beam: a flat piece laid across a gap. A beam bridge cannot be very long, or it sags in the middle. An arch bridge is curved. The curve pushes the weight out to the ends, where the ground is solid. That is why arch bridges can cross wider gaps.

  1. 1. What is the main idea of this text?
  2. 2. What is the simplest kind of bridge called?
  3. 3. What happens to a beam bridge that is too long?
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 12. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Different bridge shapes hold weight in different ways. 2. A beam bridge. 3. It sags in the middle.
  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.