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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.

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 is the main idea of this text?
  2. 2. What takes in water from the soil?
  3. 3. Which way do roots grow?
2.Read the text, then answer the questions.

From Flower to Jar

A honeybee visits about a hundred flowers on one trip. She sucks up nectar and stores it in a special stomach. Back at the hive, she passes the nectar to another bee. That bee chews it for about half an hour. Then it goes into a wax cell. The bees fan the cell with their wings. The water dries out and the nectar thickens into honey. Then the cell is sealed with wax.

  1. 1. About how many flowers does a bee visit on one trip?
  2. 2. What do the bees use to seal the cell?
  3. 3. What is the main idea of this text?

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Answer key — Listen to Facts and Answer

Set 2. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Roots hold a plant in the ground and take in water for it. 2. Tiny hairs on the roots. 3. Down, while the stem grows up.
  2. 2.1. About a hundred. 2. Wax. 3. How bees turn flower nectar into honey, step by step.

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