New Words in a Fact Text is a free printable Grade 1 English worksheet on asking and answering to pin down a word's meaning, aligned to Common Core standard RI.1.4. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions, 20 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.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
20 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.
New Words in a Fact Text
RI.1.4
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Read the text, then answer the questions.
1.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. The nectar "thickens". What does that mean?
2.Read the text, then answer the questions.
Bats
Bats are the only mammals that can fly. Their wings are made of thin skin stretched between long finger bones.
Most bats come out at night. They find their way by making high squeaks. The squeaks bounce off things and come back. The bat listens to the echo and knows what is ahead.
Many bats eat insects. One small bat can eat a thousand insects in a night.
1. What is an "echo"?
LessonPrint · RI.1.4 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — New Words in a Fact Text
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. It gets thicker and less runny.
2.1. A sound that bounces off something and comes back.
Questions about New Words in a Fact Text
What does the New Words in a Fact Text worksheet cover?
It practises asking and answering to pin down a word's meaning — 2 questions for Grade 1, all on Common Core RI.1.4: Ask questions to work out what a word in the text means. The instruction to pupils is “Read the text, then answer the questions”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does New Words in a Fact Text practise?
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.1.4 — RI.1.4, in the Reading: Informational Text domain for Grade 1. The published standard reads: “Ask and answer questions to help determine or clarify the meaning of words and phrases in a text.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
New Words in a Fact Text is written for Grade 1, typically ages 6-7. It is one of the sheets on RI.1.4, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does New Words in a Fact Text 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 New Words in a Fact Text can I print?
25 versions, of which 20 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 New Words in a Fact Text free to print and photocopy?
Yes. New Words in a Fact Text, 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 RI.1.4?
Yes — “Asking About Words in a Text” is a 40-minute Grade 1 plan for RI.1.4, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. New Words in a Fact Text is the practice that follows it.
More practice for RI.1.4
Ask questions to work out what a word in the text means.
Teaching this next? Asking About Words in a Text is the 40-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.