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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: sets off before the rain stops, asks when the last bus leaves, forgets his coat in the hurry, checks the weather before the hike

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

Sort: writes a list before shopping, builds the model without the instructions, jumps into the lake without checking, practices her speech three times

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

Sort: posts the letter before signing it, waits for the glue to set, counts her money before buying, guesses an answer to save time

Careful MiraHasty Jonah

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Answer key — Compare Two Characters

Set 22. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. asks when the last bus leaves — Careful Mira 2. checks the weather before the hike — Careful Mira 3. forgets his coat in the hurry — Hasty Jonah 4. sets off before the rain stops — Hasty Jonah
  2. 2.1. builds the model without the instructions — Hasty Jonah 2. jumps into the lake without checking — Hasty Jonah 3. practices her speech three times — Careful Mira 4. writes a list before shopping — Careful Mira
  3. 3.1. counts her money before buying — Careful Mira 2. guesses an answer to save time — Hasty Jonah 3. posts the letter before signing it — Hasty Jonah 4. waits for the glue to set — Careful Mira

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