Ask and Answer About a Fact Text is a free printable Grade 1 English worksheet on answering a question about a fact in the fact's own words, aligned to Common Core standard RI.1.1. It prints 8 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students 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.
Read the fact, then fill the gap to answer the question.
1.Fact: Bread is baked in an oven. Where is bread baked? In the ___.
Choose: oven · fridge · sink
2.Fact: Penguins cannot fly, but they swim very well. What can penguins do well? They can ___.
Choose: swim · fly · climb
3.Fact: Frogs lay their eggs in ponds. Where do frogs lay eggs? In ___.
Choose: ponds · trees · nests
4.Fact: Cows eat grass. What do cows eat? ___.
Choose: Grass · Fish · Bread
5.Fact: A camel stores fat in its hump. What is stored in a camel's hump? ___.
Choose: Fat · Water · Sand
6.Fact: Sharks have many rows of teeth. What do sharks have many rows of? ___.
Choose: Teeth · Legs · Wings
7.Fact: Snails carry their shells on their backs. Where does a snail carry its shell? On its ___.
Choose: back · head · tail
8.Fact: The Sun is a star. What is the Sun? A ___.
Choose: star · planet · moon
LessonPrint · RI.1.1 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Ask and Answer About a Fact Text
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.oven
2.swim
3.ponds
4.Grass
5.Fat
6.Teeth
7.back
8.star
Questions about Ask and Answer About a Fact Text
What does the Ask and Answer About a Fact Text worksheet cover?
It practices answering a question about a fact in the fact's own words — 8 questions for Grade 1, all on Common Core RI.1.1: Ask and answer questions about the facts in an information text. The instruction to students is “Read the fact, then fill the gap to answer the question”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Ask and Answer About a Fact Text practice?
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.1.1 — RI.1.1, under Reading: Informational Text for Grade 1. The published standard reads: “Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Ask and Answer About a Fact Text is written for Grade 1, typically ages 6-7. It is one of the sheets on RI.1.1, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Ask and Answer About a Fact Text come with an answer key?
Yes. All 8 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 Ask and Answer About a Fact Text can I print?
25 — one per student, 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 Ask and Answer About a Fact Text free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Ask and Answer About a Fact Text, 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.
Is there a lesson plan to teach RI.1.1?
Yes — “Questions About an Information Text” is a 40-minute Grade 1 plan for RI.1.1, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Ask and Answer About a Fact Text is the practice that follows it.
More practice for RI.1.1
Ask and answer questions about the facts in an information text.