The Author's Reasons is a free printable Grade 1 English worksheet on finding the reason an author gives for a point, aligned to Common Core standard RI.1.8. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions, 21 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 5 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. 21 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.
The Author's Reasons
RI.1.8
NameDate
Read the text, then answer the questions.
1.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. The author says an owl turns its head. What reason is given?
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. The author says a plant with damaged roots wilts. What reason is given?
LessonPrint · RI.1.8 · Set 5 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — The Author's Reasons
Set 5. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Because owls cannot move their eyes from side to side.
2.1. Because the roots are what take in water, so watering it does not help.
More practice for RI.1.8
Find the reasons the writer gives for what they claim.
Teaching this next? Finding an Author's Reasons is the 40-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.