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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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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 happens to a beam bridge that is too long?
  2. 2. What shape is an arch bridge?
  3. 3. What is the main idea of this text?
2.Read the text, then answer the questions.

Owls

Owls hunt at night. Their eyes are very large, so they can see when there is almost no light. An owl's feathers have soft edges. This makes their wings quiet. A mouse cannot hear an owl coming. Owls cannot move their eyes from side to side. Instead, they turn their whole head. An owl can turn its head much further than you can.

  1. 1. When do owls hunt?
  2. 2. What makes an owl's wings quiet?
  3. 3. Why are an owl's eyes very large?

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Answer key — Listen to Facts and Answer

Set 17. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. It sags in the middle. 2. Curved. 3. Different bridge shapes hold weight in different ways.
  2. 2.1. At night. 2. The soft edges of its feathers. 3. So they can see when there is almost no light.

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