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Compare Two Characters is a free printable Grade 5 English worksheet on comparing two characters by sorting what each one does, aligned to Common Core standard RL.5.3. It prints 3 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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Compare Two Characters

RL.5.3

NameDate

Sort each one into the right box.

1.Sort each one: Careful Mira or Hasty Jonah?

Sort: tests the ice with a stick first, spends his money at the first stall, jumps into the lake without checking, packs a spare flashlight

Careful MiraHasty Jonah
2.Sort each one: Careful Mira or Hasty Jonah?

Sort: reads the map twice, waits for the glue to set, sets off before the rain stops, pokes the paint to see if it is dry

Careful MiraHasty Jonah
3.Sort each one: Careful Mira or Hasty Jonah?

Sort: posts the letter before signing it, forgets his coat in the hurry, asks when the last bus leaves, writes a list before shopping

Careful MiraHasty Jonah

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Answer key — Compare Two Characters

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. jumps into the lake without checking — Hasty Jonah 2. packs a spare flashlight — Careful Mira 3. spends his money at the first stall — Hasty Jonah 4. tests the ice with a stick first — Careful Mira
  2. 2.1. pokes the paint to see if it is dry — Hasty Jonah 2. reads the map twice — Careful Mira 3. sets off before the rain stops — Hasty Jonah 4. waits for the glue to set — Careful Mira
  3. 3.1. asks when the last bus leaves — Careful Mira 2. forgets his coat in the hurry — Hasty Jonah 3. posts the letter before signing it — Hasty Jonah 4. writes a list before shopping — Careful Mira

Questions about Compare Two Characters

What does the Compare Two Characters worksheet cover?

It practices comparing two characters by sorting what each one does — 3 questions for Grade 5, all on Common Core RL.5.3: Compare two characters or settings using specific details. The instruction to students is “Sort each one into the right box”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does Compare Two Characters practice?

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.3 — RL.5.3, under Reading: Literature for Grade 5. The published standard reads: “Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., how characters interact).” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Compare Two Characters is written for Grade 5, typically ages 10-11. It is one of the sheets on RL.5.3, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Compare Two Characters come with an answer key?

Yes. All 3 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.

How many different versions of Compare Two Characters can I print?

25 — one per student, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.

Is Compare Two Characters free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Compare Two Characters, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.

Is there a lesson plan to teach RL.5.3?

Yes — “Comparing Characters and Settings” is a 40-minute Grade 5 plan for RL.5.3, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Compare Two Characters is the practice that follows it.

More practice for RL.5.3

Compare two characters or settings using specific details.

Teaching this next? Comparing Characters and Settings is the 40-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RL.5.3 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.