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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: 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. What was Omar's job?
2.Now read Text 2 and answer these questions about BOTH texts.

Text 2: 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"?
  3. 3. How is Omar like Dee in "The Last Lap"?

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Answer key — Two Stories Side by Side

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  1. 1.1. To pick the apples.
  2. 2.1. Priya has to give something up; Omar is given something more. 2. Both grew into something new over time. 3. Both did well at something else — Omar counted the change and Dee made up ten metres.

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