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Name a Topic, Give the Facts is a free printable Grade 1 English worksheet on naming a topic and supplying facts about it, aligned to Common Core standard W.1.2. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions, 14 of them with 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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14 of these 25 sets ask different questions — this skill does not have 25 questions to give. The rest reorder them, so no two pupils have the same paper in front of them.

Name a Topic, Give the Facts

W.1.2

NameDate

Write on the lines. Use the checklist.

1.Explain how to look after a plant. Give the steps somebody would need.
  • I named the topic
  • I gave the steps
  • I finished it off
2.Should everyone learn to swim? Write what you think and why.
  • I said what I think
  • I gave a reason
  • I finished it off

LessonPrint · W.1.2 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Name a Topic, Give the Facts

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.At least two sensible steps for looking after a plant, in order.
  2. 2.A position on learning to swim, a reason, and a closing sentence.

Questions about Name a Topic, Give the Facts

What does the Name a Topic, Give the Facts worksheet cover?

It practises naming a topic and supplying facts about it — 2 questions for Grade 1, all on Common Core W.1.2: Write about a topic with some facts and an ending. The instruction to pupils is “Write on the lines. Use the checklist”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does Name a Topic, Give the Facts practise?

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.1.2 — W.1.2, in the Writing domain for Grade 1. The published standard reads: “Write informative/explanatory texts in which they name a topic, supply some facts about the topic, and provide some sense of closure.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Name a Topic, Give the Facts is written for Grade 1, typically ages 6-7. It is one of the sheets on W.1.2, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Name a Topic, Give the Facts come with an answer key?

Yes. All 2 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.

How many different versions of Name a Topic, Give the Facts can I print?

25 versions, of which 14 ask genuinely different questions — this skill does not have 25 distinct questions to give, so the rest reorder them and no two pupils still share a paper. Set 1 downloads all 25 as one PDF.

Is Name a Topic, Give the Facts free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Name a Topic, Give the Facts, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.

Is there a lesson plan to teach W.1.2?

Yes — “Writing Facts About a Topic” is a 40-minute Grade 1 plan for W.1.2, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Name a Topic, Give the Facts is the practice that follows it.

More practice for W.1.2

Write about a topic with some facts and an ending.

Teaching this next? Writing Facts About a Topic is the 40-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.

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