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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: 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
2.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 live in lakes
  • C.Salmon stop eating on the way
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: Beavers build dams of sticks and mud. Text 2: A beaver dam makes a pond where beavers are safe from wolves. What does Text 2 add?
  • A.Why beavers build dams
  • B.What dams are made of
  • C.How big a beaver is
5.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.Why the sails turn
  • C.Who owns the mill
6.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.When the code was finished
  • C.How the dots are printed
7.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
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.How the salmon finds the river
  • B.That the salmon returns
  • C.What color the salmon is

LessonPrint · RI.3.9 · Set 4 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — What Each Text Adds

Set 4. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.The reason swallows leave
  2. 2.Salmon leap waterfalls
  3. 3.How milk is turned into cheese
  4. 4.Why beavers build dams
  5. 5.Why the sails turn
  6. 6.When the code was finished
  7. 7.How sailors tell lighthouses apart
  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.