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Two Stories Side by Side is a free printable Grade 1 English worksheet on comparing what happens to characters in two stories, 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 that each ask 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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Two Stories Side by Side

RL.1.9

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Read Text 1 and answer the question under it.

1.Read Text 1 and answer the question under it.

Text 1: 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 many shells did they not find?
2.Now read Text 2 and answer these questions about BOTH texts.

Text 2: 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 Ivy like Ravi in "The Wobbly Tooth"?
  2. 2. How is this story different from "The Wobbly Tooth"?
  3. 3. How is Ravi's problem different from Ivy's?

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Answer key — Two Stories Side by Side

Set 22. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. One.
  2. 2.1. Both were upset at first and both felt better once somebody helped. 2. Ivy's problem was caused by her brother; Ravi's tooth was nobody's fault. 3. Ravi's tooth was nobody's fault; Ivy's shells were knocked over by Ben.

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