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What Each Text Adds is a free printable Grade 3 English worksheet on comparing two short texts on one topic to find what the second adds, aligned to Common Core standard RI.3.9. 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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What Each Text Adds

RI.3.9

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1.Text 1: Cheese is made from milk. Text 2: Bacteria and rennet split milk into curds and whey. What does Text 2 add?
  • A.Which cheese tastes best
  • B.That cheese comes from milk
  • C.How milk is turned into cheese
2.Text 1: A windmill grinds grain into flour. Text 2: Its sails are set at an angle so the wind pushes them round. What does Text 2 add?
  • A.Why the sails turn
  • B.Who owns the mill
  • C.What the mill makes
3.Text 1: Lighthouses warn ships about rocks. Text 2: Each lighthouse flashes its own pattern so sailors know which one they see. What does Text 2 add?
  • A.How sailors tell lighthouses apart
  • B.How tall lighthouses are
  • C.That lighthouses warn ships
4.Text 1: Swallows fly to Africa every fall. Text 2: Swallows leave because the flying insects they eat disappear. What does Text 2 add?
  • A.That swallows are birds
  • B.The reason swallows leave
  • C.Where swallows go
5.Text 1: A lock has a gate at each end. Text 2: A lock needs no pump because water flows by gravity. What does Text 2 add?
  • A.Why no pump is needed
  • B.That a lock has gates
  • C.How long a canal is
6.Text 1 says swallows lose a third of their weight. Text 2 says many swallows die on the way. What do both texts show?
  • A.Swallows never come back
  • B.The journey is very hard
  • C.The journey is short
7.Text 1: Bread rises because yeast gives off gas. Text 2: The gas is trapped by a stretchy web of gluten. What does Text 2 add?
  • A.Why the gas stays in the dough
  • B.How long to bake the bread
  • C.That yeast gives off gas
8.Text 1: Honeybees make honey from nectar. Text 2: Bees store honey to eat in winter when there are no flowers. What does Text 2 add?
  • A.Why bees store honey
  • B.How bees sting
  • C.What honey is made from

LessonPrint · RI.3.9 · Set 13 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — What Each Text Adds

Set 13. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.How milk is turned into cheese
  2. 2.Why the sails turn
  3. 3.How sailors tell lighthouses apart
  4. 4.The reason swallows leave
  5. 5.Why no pump is needed
  6. 6.The journey is very hard
  7. 7.Why the gas stays in the dough
  8. 8.Why bees store honey

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RI.3.9 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.