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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: "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 1
  • B.Text 2
  • C.Both
2.Text 1: "Trees give shade." Text 2: "Trees give shade on hot days." Which text says that trees give shade?
  • A.Text 1
  • B.Both
  • C.Text 2
3.Text 1: "Camels store fat in their humps." Text 2: "Camels store fat in their humps and can drink a hundred liters at once." Which text says more about camels?
  • A.Text 1
  • B.Both
  • C.Text 2
4.Text 1: "Earthquakes happen where plates meet." Text 2: "Earthquakes happen where plates meet, when stuck plates suddenly slip." Which text says where earthquakes happen?
  • A.Text 2
  • B.Text 1
  • 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.Text 1
  • B.Both
  • C.Text 2
6.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 2
  • B.Both
  • C.Text 1
7.Text 1: "Polar bears have thick fat, black skin and hollow hairs." Text 2: "Polar bears have thick fur." Which text says more about how polar bears stay warm?
  • A.Both
  • B.Text 2
  • C.Text 1
8.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 2
  • B.Text 1
  • C.Both

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Answer key — Which Text Says More?

Set 23. Prints on its own sheet.

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

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