What Each Version Changes is a free printable Grade 2 English worksheet on matching the same moment across two versions of a story, aligned to Common Core standard RL.2.9. 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 students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
Set 25 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.
What Each Version Changes
RL.2.9
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Write the letter of the match next to each one.
1.Join each line to the same moment in the other version.
Jack and the Beanstalk, version 1: Jack swaps the cow for magic beans.
The Tortoise and the Hare, version 1: the hare falls asleep in the race.
Cinderella, version 1: a fairy godmother gives her a dress.
Three Little Pigs, version 1: the wolf blows down the straw house.
A.The Tortoise and the Hare, version 2: the hare stops in the race to eat carrots.
B.Jack and the Beanstalk, version 2: Jack swaps a goat for magic beans.
C.Three Little Pigs, version 2: a coyote blows down the house made of tumbleweeds.
D.Cinderella, version 2: the bones of a magic fish give her a dress.
2.Join each line to the same moment in the other version.
The Gingerbread Man, version 1: a fox carries him across the river and eats him.
Jack and the Beanstalk, version 1: Jack chops down the beanstalk.
Goldilocks, version 1: she eats Baby Bear's porridge.
Cinderella, version 1: she loses a glass slipper at the ball.
A.Goldilocks, version 2: she eats Baby Bear's soup.
B.Jack and the Beanstalk, version 2: the giant climbs down and becomes Jack's friend.
C.Cinderella, version 2: she loses a golden slipper at the festival.
D.The Gingerbread Man, version 2: a fox carries him across the river, but he jumps free.
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Answer key — What Each Version Changes
Set 25. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Jack and the Beanstalk, version 1: Jack swaps the cow for magic beans. — B (Jack and the Beanstalk, version 2: Jack swaps a goat for magic beans.) 2. The Tortoise and the Hare, version 1: the hare falls asleep in the race. — A (The Tortoise and the Hare, version 2: the hare stops in the race to eat carrots.) 3. Cinderella, version 1: a fairy godmother gives her a dress. — D (Cinderella, version 2: the bones of a magic fish give her a dress.) 4. Three Little Pigs, version 1: the wolf blows down the straw house. — C (Three Little Pigs, version 2: a coyote blows down the house made of tumbleweeds.)
2.1. The Gingerbread Man, version 1: a fox carries him across the river and eats him. — D (The Gingerbread Man, version 2: a fox carries him across the river, but he jumps free.) 2. Jack and the Beanstalk, version 1: Jack chops down the beanstalk. — B (Jack and the Beanstalk, version 2: the giant climbs down and becomes Jack's friend.) 3. Goldilocks, version 1: she eats Baby Bear's porridge. — A (Goldilocks, version 2: she eats Baby Bear's soup.) 4. Cinderella, version 1: she loses a glass slipper at the ball. — C (Cinderella, version 2: she loses a golden slipper at the festival.)
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RL.2.9 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.