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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.

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. 1. About how many flowers does a bee visit on one trip?
  2. 2. Where does the bee store the nectar on the way home?
  3. 3. What is the main idea of this text?
  4. 4. Why do the bees fan the cell with their wings?
2.Read the text, then answer the questions.

What Roots Do

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. 1. Which way do roots grow?
  2. 2. What is the main idea of this text?
  3. 3. The author says a plant with damaged roots wilts. What reason is given?
  4. 4. What takes in water from the soil?

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Answer key — Reading a Grade 1 Fact Text

Set 16. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. About a hundred. 2. In a special stomach. 3. How bees turn flower nectar into honey, step by step. 4. To dry the water out of the nectar.
  2. 2.1. Down, while the stem grows up. 2. Roots hold a plant in the ground and take in water for it. 3. Because the roots are what take in water, so watering it does not help. 4. Tiny hairs on the roots.

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