Read a Fact Text and Answer is a free printable Grade 1 English worksheet on reading a Grade 1 information text and holding the facts, aligned to Common Core standard RF.1.4. 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.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Roots grow down while the stem grows up. They do two jobs.
First, roots hold the plant in the ground. A tall tree in a storm stays up because its roots spread wide under the soil.
Second, roots drink. Tiny hairs on the roots take in water from the soil. The water travels up the stem to the leaves.
A plant with damaged roots wilts, even if it is watered.
1. What takes in water from the soil?
2. How many jobs do roots do?
3. Which way do roots grow?
2.Read the text, then answer the questions.
Owls
Owls hunt at night. Their eyes are very large, so they can see when there is almost no light.
An owl's feathers have soft edges. This makes their wings quiet. A mouse cannot hear an owl coming.
Owls cannot move their eyes from side to side. Instead, they turn their whole head. An owl can turn its head much further than you can.
1. When do owls hunt?
2. Why are an owl's eyes very large?
3. What makes an owl's wings quiet?
LessonPrint · RF.1.4 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Read a Fact Text and Answer
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Tiny hairs on the roots. 2. Two. 3. Down, while the stem grows up.
2.1. At night. 2. So they can see when there is almost no light. 3. The soft edges of its feathers.
Questions about Read a Fact Text and Answer
What does the Read a Fact Text and Answer worksheet cover?
It practises reading a Grade 1 information text and holding the facts — 2 questions for Grade 1, all on Common Core RF.1.4: Read a passage accurately enough, and smoothly enough, to follow the meaning. 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 Read a Fact Text and Answer practise?
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.1.4 — RF.1.4, in the Reading: Foundational Skills domain for Grade 1. The published standard reads: “Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Read a Fact Text and Answer is written for Grade 1, typically ages 6-7. It is one of the sheets on RF.1.4, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Read a Fact Text and Answer 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 Read a Fact Text and Answer 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 Read a Fact Text and Answer free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Read a Fact Text and Answer, 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.
More practice for RF.1.4
Read a passage accurately enough, and smoothly enough, to follow the meaning.