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Questions for a Speaker is a free printable Grade 1 English worksheet on asking a speaker for more information, aligned to Common Core standard SL.1.3. It prints 6 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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Questions for a Speaker

SL.1.3

NameDate

Finish each sentence.

1.You want to know who. Ask: "___ told you that?"
2.You want to know where. Ask: "___ did you find it?"
3.You want to check a fact. Ask: "Did you ___ five or fifteen?"
4.You want an example. Ask: "Can you give me an ___?"
5.You want to know what happened next. Ask: "What happened ___ that?"
6.You want to know the reason. Ask: "What ___ that happen?"

LessonPrint · SL.1.3 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Questions for a Speaker

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Who
  2. 2.Where
  3. 3.say
  4. 4.example
  5. 5.after
  6. 6.made

Questions about Questions for a Speaker

What does the Questions for a Speaker worksheet cover?

It practises asking a speaker for more information — 6 questions for Grade 1, all on Common Core SL.1.3: Ask a speaker a question to find out more or to clear something up. The instruction to pupils is “Finish each sentence”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does Questions for a Speaker practise?

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.1.3 — SL.1.3, in the Speaking & Listening domain for Grade 1. The published standard reads: “Ask and answer questions about what a speaker says in order to gather additional information or clarify something that is not understood.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Questions for a Speaker is written for Grade 1, typically ages 6-7. It is one of the sheets on SL.1.3, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Questions for a Speaker come with an answer key?

Yes. All 6 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 Questions for a Speaker can I print?

25 — one per pupil, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.

Is Questions for a Speaker free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Questions for a Speaker, 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 SL.1.3?

Yes — “Asking Questions to Clear Things Up” is a 40-minute Grade 1 plan for SL.1.3, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Questions for a Speaker is the practice that follows it.

More practice for SL.1.3

Ask a speaker a question to find out more or to clear something up.

Teaching this next? Asking Questions to Clear Things Up is the 40-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to SL.1.3 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.