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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.That the code uses dots
  • B.How the dots are printed
  • C.When the code was finished
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.Who owns the mill
  • B.Why the sails turn
  • C.What the mill makes
3.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.How the salmon finds the river
  • C.What color the salmon is
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.Where swallows go
  • B.The reason swallows leave
  • C.That swallows are birds
5.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.That yeast gives off gas
  • B.Why the gas stays in the dough
  • C.How long to bake the bread
6.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.That a lock has gates
  • B.How long a canal is
  • C.Why no pump is needed
7.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
8.Text 1: Cheese is made from milk. Text 2: Bacteria and rennet split milk into curds and whey. What does Text 2 add?
  • A.How milk is turned into cheese
  • B.Which cheese tastes best
  • C.That cheese comes from milk

LessonPrint · RI.3.9 · Set 25 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — What Each Text Adds

Set 25. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.When the code was finished
  2. 2.Why the sails turn
  3. 3.How the salmon finds the river
  4. 4.The reason swallows leave
  5. 5.Why the gas stays in the dough
  6. 6.Why no pump is needed
  7. 7.The journey is very hard
  8. 8.How milk is turned into cheese

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