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Which Text Says More? is a free printable Grade 2 English worksheet on deciding which of two short texts covers a point, or whether both do, aligned to Common Core standard RI.2.9. It prints 8 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.

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Which Text Says More?

RI.2.9

NameDate

Circle the right answer.

1.Text 1: "A fire engine has ladders." Text 2: "A fire engine has ladders, hoses and a water tank." Which text tells you more about what a fire engine carries?
  • A.Both
  • B.Text 2
  • C.Text 1
2.Text 1: "Bees make honey." Text 2: "Bees make honey from nectar and store it in wax cells." Which text says more about how honey is made?
  • A.Text 2
  • B.Both
  • C.Text 1
3.Text 1: "Frogs start life as tadpoles, grow legs and lose their tails." Text 2: "Frogs live near ponds." Which text says more about how a frog grows?
  • A.Text 1
  • B.Both
  • C.Text 2
4.Text 1: "Glass can be recycled again and again." Text 2: "Glass is sorted by color, crushed and melted." Which text explains the steps of recycling glass?
  • A.Text 1
  • B.Text 2
  • C.Both
5.Text 1: "Owls hunt at night." Text 2: "Owls hunt at night, using their sharp hearing." Which text says that owls hunt at night?
  • A.Both
  • B.Text 2
  • C.Text 1
6.Text 1: "Trees give shade." Text 2: "Trees give shade on hot days." Which text says that trees give shade?
  • A.Both
  • B.Text 2
  • C.Text 1
7.Text 1: "Lava is melted rock." Text 2: "When lava cools, it hardens." Which text tells you what lava is?
  • A.Text 2
  • B.Text 1
  • C.Both
8.Text 1: "Paper is pulped with water." Text 2: "Paper is mixed with water to make pulp." Which text says that paper is mixed with water?
  • A.Both
  • B.Text 1
  • C.Text 2

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Answer key — Which Text Says More?

Set 2. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Text 2
  2. 2.Text 2
  3. 3.Text 1
  4. 4.Text 2
  5. 5.Both
  6. 6.Both
  7. 7.Text 1
  8. 8.Both

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RI.2.9 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.