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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.

Why Tall Buildings Do Not Fall Over

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. 1. What is the main idea of this text?
  2. 2. What runs from the bottom to the top inside a tall building?
  3. 3. What do the tallest buildings do in strong wind?
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. 1. Where does the milk go straight after milking?
  2. 2. What is the main idea of this text?
  3. 3. What is the heating step called?

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Answer key — Listen to Facts and Answer

Set 23. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Tall buildings stay up because of a wide foundation and a strong core, and because they can bend a little. 2. A strong core of concrete. 3. They sway a little.
  2. 2.1. Into a cold tank. 2. The steps milk goes through between the cow and the shop. 3. Pasteurising.

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