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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: Braille is a code of raised dots. Text 2: Louis Braille finished his code at fifteen. What does Text 2 add?
  • A.How the dots are printed
  • B.That the code uses dots
  • C.When the code was finished
2.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
3.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.How milk is turned into cheese
  • C.That cheese comes from milk
4.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.That yeast gives off gas
  • C.How long to bake the bread
5.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.That lighthouses warn ships
  • B.How sailors tell lighthouses apart
  • C.How tall lighthouses are
6.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.What the mill makes
  • B.Who owns the mill
  • C.Why the sails turn
7.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.How bees sting
  • B.What honey is made from
  • C.Why bees store honey
8.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.How long a canal is
  • B.Why no pump is needed
  • C.That a lock has gates

LessonPrint · RI.3.9 · Set 18 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — What Each Text Adds

Set 18. Prints on its own sheet.

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

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