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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: 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
2.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
3.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.The journey is very hard
  • B.The journey is short
  • C.Swallows never come back
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 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
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.The reason swallows leave
  • B.That swallows are birds
  • C.Where swallows go
7.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.That a lock has gates
  • C.Why no pump is needed
8.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.The ways a message can be sent
  • C.That it uses dots and dashes

LessonPrint · RI.3.9 · Set 9 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — What Each Text Adds

Set 9. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Why bees store honey
  2. 2.Why the gas stays in the dough
  3. 3.The journey is very hard
  4. 4.Why the sails turn
  5. 5.Salmon leap waterfalls
  6. 6.The reason swallows leave
  7. 7.Why no pump is needed
  8. 8.The ways a message can be sent

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