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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 is the main idea of this text?
  2. 2. What does a sycamore seed do as it falls?
  3. 3. How does a burr travel?
2.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 runs from the bottom to the top inside a tall building?
  2. 2. What is the main idea of this text?
  3. 3. What do the tallest buildings do in strong wind?

LessonPrint · SL.1.2 · Set 5 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Listen to Facts and Answer

Set 5. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Seeds have different ways of travelling away from the parent plant. 2. It spins like a tiny helicopter. 3. It hooks onto fur, such as a passing fox.
  2. 2.1. A strong core of concrete. 2. Tall buildings stay up because of a wide foundation and a strong core, and because they can bend a little. 3. They sway a little.

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