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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: 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.How big a beaver is
  • B.What dams are made of
  • C.Why beavers build dams
2.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
3.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 live in lakes
  • B.Salmon stop eating on the way
  • C.Salmon leap waterfalls
4.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
5.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
6.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
7.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.Who invented it
  • B.That it uses dots and dashes
  • C.The ways a message can be sent
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.Which cheese tastes best
  • B.How milk is turned into cheese
  • C.That cheese comes from milk

LessonPrint · RI.3.9 · Set 7 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — What Each Text Adds

Set 7. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Why beavers build dams
  2. 2.How sailors tell lighthouses apart
  3. 3.Salmon leap waterfalls
  4. 4.Why the sails turn
  5. 5.The journey is very hard
  6. 6.The reason swallows leave
  7. 7.The ways a message can be sent
  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.