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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 Jar of Shells

Every summer, Ivy filled a jar with shells from the beach. The jar sat on her windowsill all winter. One day her little brother knocked the jar off the sill. It did not break, but the shells rolled everywhere. Ivy felt hot and cross. Then she saw that Ben was crying. "It was an accident," she said. "Help me find them." They crawled under the bed together. They found every shell but one.

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

Market Day

On Saturdays, Grandpa took Omar to the market. Omar carried the basket. Grandpa carried the money. Omar's job was to pick the apples. He learned to press each one gently with his thumb. A soft spot meant the apple would be brown inside. One week Grandpa let Omar carry the money instead. Omar counted the change twice. He got it right both times.

  1. 1. How is this story different from "The Last Lap"?
  2. 2. How is Omar like Dee in "The Last Lap"?

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Answer key — Alike and Different

Set 21. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Ivy's problem was caused by her brother; Ravi's tooth was nobody's fault. 2. Both were upset at first and both felt better once somebody helped.
  2. 2.1. Omar's story is about being trusted; Dee's is about losing a race. 2. Both did well at something else — Omar counted the change and Dee made up ten metres.

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