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Alike and Different is a free printable Grade 1 English worksheet on saying where two stories agree and where they part, aligned to Common Core standard RL.1.9. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions, 23 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.

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Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. 23 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.

Alike and Different

RL.1.9

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Read the story, then answer the questions.

1.Read the text, then answer the questions.

Too Loud

The school band practised in the hall every Thursday. Sam played the drum. He liked it best when he could hit it hard. "Softer," said Mrs Otu. "The flutes cannot be heard." Sam did not want to play softly. But he tried it. This time he could hear the flutes too, winding above the drum like a bird. It sounded better than anything he had played before.

  1. 1. How is Sam like Ravi in "The Wobbly Tooth"?
  2. 2. How is this story different from "One Glove"?
2.Read the text, then answer the questions.

The Last Lap

Dee was fast. She won every race at sports day, and she knew it. In the relay, she ran the last lap. Her team was behind. Dee ran so hard that her chest burned, but the other runner crossed the line first. Dee sat on the grass. Her team came and sat with her. "You made up ten metres," said Ali. Dee had not thought about that. She had only thought about losing.

  1. 1. How is this story different from "Too Loud"?
  2. 2. How is Dee like Sam in "Too Loud"?

LessonPrint · RL.1.9 · Set 10 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Alike and Different

Set 10. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Both took advice — Sam from Mrs Otu and Dee from her team — and were glad they did. 2. This one is about Sam learning to play softly; that one is about Maya returning a glove.
  2. 2.1. Dee learns from her team; Sam learns from his teacher. 2. Both learned something they had not seen before.

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RL.1.9 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.