Work It Out from the Facts is a free printable Grade 1 English worksheet on answering something the text implies but does not state, aligned to Common Core standard RI.1.1. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions, 20 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 20 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. 20 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.
Work It Out from the Facts
RI.1.1
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Read the text, then answer the questions.
1.Read the text, then answer the questions.
Why Tall Buildings Do Not Fall Over
A tall building needs a wide, deep base. The base is called a foundation. It spreads the weight into the ground.
Wind pushes hard on a tall building. Inside, a strong core of concrete runs from the bottom to the top like a spine. The core stops the building bending too far.
The tallest buildings sway a little in strong wind. That is meant to happen. A building that could not bend at all would crack.
1. Would a tall building be safe with a small foundation? Why?
2.Read the text, then answer the questions.
How Milk Gets to the Shop
A dairy cow is milked twice a day, in the morning and the evening.
The milk goes straight into a cold tank. Cold milk keeps fresh much longer than warm milk.
A tanker takes the milk to a dairy. There it is heated for a few seconds to kill germs, then cooled again fast. This is called pasteurising.
Last, the milk is poured into bottles and driven to the shop.
1. Why is the milk cooled again quickly after heating?
LessonPrint · RI.1.1 · Set 20 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Work It Out from the Facts
Set 20. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. No — the foundation must be wide and deep to spread the weight.
2.1. Because cold milk keeps fresh longer, so it should not stay warm.
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RI.1.1 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.