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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: 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
2.Text 1: Cheese is made from milk. Text 2: Bacteria and rennet split milk into curds and whey. What does Text 2 add?
  • A.That cheese comes from milk
  • B.Which cheese tastes best
  • C.How milk is turned into cheese
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: Morse code uses dots and dashes. Text 2: Morse code can be sent as sound, light or taps. What does Text 2 add?
  • A.That it uses dots and dashes
  • B.Who invented it
  • C.The ways a message can be sent
5.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
6.Text 1 and Text 2 both say salmon leap waterfalls. Only Text 2 says they stop eating on the way. Which point is in both texts?
  • A.Salmon leap waterfalls
  • B.Salmon stop eating on the way
  • C.Salmon live in lakes
7.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.The reason swallows leave
  • B.That swallows are birds
  • C.Where swallows go
8.Text 1: A salmon swims back up its home river. Text 2: A salmon finds its home river by smell. What does Text 2 add?
  • A.That the salmon returns
  • B.What color the salmon is
  • C.How the salmon finds the river

LessonPrint · RI.3.9 · Set 24 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — What Each Text Adds

Set 24. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Why the sails turn
  2. 2.How milk is turned into cheese
  3. 3.How sailors tell lighthouses apart
  4. 4.The ways a message can be sent
  5. 5.Why bees store honey
  6. 6.Salmon leap waterfalls
  7. 7.The reason swallows leave
  8. 8.How the salmon finds the river

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