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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.

The Boots by the Door

Priya's boots were too small. Her toes pressed against the ends. But they were red, and she loved them. For a week she said nothing. Then she could not run at playtime without it hurting. She told her mum. Her mum did not laugh. They took the red boots to the charity shop and found a bigger pair, green this time. Priya kept the red ones by the door for a month before she let them go.

  1. 1. How is this story different from "Market Day"?
  2. 2. How is Priya like Omar in "Market Day"?

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Answer key — Alike and Different

Set 5. 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. Priya has to give something up; Omar is given something more. 2. Both grew into something new over time.

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