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Reading a Grade 1 Fact Text is a free printable Grade 1 English worksheet on reading a whole information text and answering across it, aligned to Common Core standard RI.1.10. 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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Reading a Grade 1 Fact Text

RI.1.10

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Read the text, then answer the questions.

1.Read the text, then answer the questions.

How a Bridge Stands Up

A bridge has to hold its own weight and the weight of everything crossing it. The simplest bridge is a beam: a flat piece laid across a gap. A beam bridge cannot be very long, or it sags in the middle. An arch bridge is curved. The curve pushes the weight out to the ends, where the ground is solid. That is why arch bridges can cross wider gaps.

  1. 1. Why does the author say arch bridges can cross wider gaps?
  2. 2. What is the simplest kind of bridge called?
  3. 3. What shape is an arch bridge?
  4. 4. What happens to a beam bridge that is too long?
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. 1. When do owls hunt?
  2. 2. What is the main idea of this text?
  3. 3. The author says an owl turns its head. What reason is given?
  4. 4. What makes an owl's wings quiet?

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Answer key — Reading a Grade 1 Fact Text

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  1. 1.1. Because the curve sends the weight out to the ends where the ground is solid. 2. A beam bridge. 3. Curved. 4. It sags in the middle.
  2. 2.1. At night. 2. Owls have special body parts that help them hunt at night. 3. Because owls cannot move their eyes from side to side. 4. The soft edges of its feathers.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RI.1.10 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.