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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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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.

The Wobbly Tooth

Ravi had a wobbly tooth. He pushed it with his tongue all through lunch. It hurt a little, and he did not want to eat. His friend Nell sat down beside him. "Mine came out last week," she said. "It only wobbles for a few days." Ravi felt better. He ate his sandwich on the other side of his mouth. That night the tooth came out on his pillow.

  1. 1. How is Nell like Ivy in "The Jar of Shells"?
  2. 2. How is Ravi's problem different from Ivy's?
2.Read the text, then answer the questions.

One Glove

Maya found one green glove on the wall by the bus stop. It was small, so it belonged to a child. She could not just leave it. She pinned a note to the wall: FOUND — ONE GREEN GLOVE. ASK AT NUMBER 12. For three days nobody came. On the fourth day a boy knocked. He had the other green glove in his hand.

  1. 1. How is this story different from "The Blue Door"?
  2. 2. How is Maya like Ivy in "The Jar of Shells"?

LessonPrint · RL.1.9 · Set 16 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Alike and Different

Set 16. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Both made somebody else feel better. 2. Ravi's tooth was nobody's fault; Ivy's shells were knocked over by Ben.
  2. 2.1. This one is about Maya giving a glove back; that one is about Nita moving into the house. 2. Both took trouble to put something right — Maya pinned up a note and Ivy helped Ben pick the shells up.

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