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Which Text Says More? is a free printable Grade 2 English worksheet on weighing what each of two texts covers, aligned to Common Core standard RI.2.9. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions, 24 of them with 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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Which Text Says More?

RI.2.9

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Read the text, then answer the questions.

1.Read the text, then answer the questions.

How a Camel Survives

A camel can cross a desert that would kill most animals. Almost every part of it helps. Its hump is not full of water. It is full of fat. The camel uses the fat for energy when there is no food, which is why the hump sags on a hungry camel. A camel has two rows of long eyelashes and can close its nostrils. Both keep sand out during a storm. Its feet are wide and flat. They spread the camel's weight so it does not sink into soft sand. A thirsty camel can drink a hundred litres in ten minutes.

  1. 1. How is a camel like a polar bear?
  2. 2. How is a camel different from a polar bear?
2.Read the text, then answer the questions.

How Glass Is Recycled

Glass is unusual. It can be melted and remade for ever without getting any worse. Bottles are first sorted by colour. Clear, green and brown glass have to be kept apart, because you cannot make clear glass from green. The glass is then crushed into small pieces called cullet. Metal lids are pulled out with a magnet. Cullet melts at a lower temperature than the raw materials glass is made from. That means recycling glass uses less energy than making it new. The melted glass is poured into moulds and blown into new bottles.

  1. 1. How is glass recycling like paper recycling?
  2. 2. How is glass better than paper for recycling?

LessonPrint · RI.2.9 · Set 6 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Which Text Says More?

Set 6. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Both have bodies built for a hard place most animals could not live in. 2. A camel is built for heat and dry sand; a polar bear is built for cold and ice.
  2. 2.1. Both sort the material first and both turn it back into the same kind of product. 2. Glass can be remade for ever; paper fibres wear out after five to seven times.

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