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: asks when the last bus leaves, sets off before the rain stops, runs for the bus without his bag, tests the ice with a stick first
Careful MiraHasty Jonah
2.Sort each one: Careful Mira or Hasty Jonah?
Sort: forgets his coat in the hurry, guesses an answer to save time, writes a list before shopping, counts her money before buying
Careful MiraHasty Jonah
3.Sort each one: Careful Mira or Hasty Jonah?
Sort: pokes the paint to see if it is dry, waits for the glue to set, packs a spare flashlight, posts the letter before signing it
Careful MiraHasty Jonah
LessonPrint · RL.5.3 · Set 5 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Compare Two Characters
Set 5. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. asks when the last bus leaves — Careful Mira 2. runs for the bus without his bag — Hasty Jonah 3. sets off before the rain stops — Hasty Jonah 4. tests the ice with a stick first — Careful Mira
2.1. counts her money before buying — Careful Mira 2. forgets his coat in the hurry — Hasty Jonah 3. guesses an answer to save time — Hasty Jonah 4. writes a list before shopping — Careful Mira
3.1. packs a spare flashlight — Careful Mira 2. pokes the paint to see if it is dry — Hasty Jonah 3. posts the letter before signing it — Hasty Jonah 4. waits for the glue to set — Careful Mira
More practice for RL.5.3
Compare two characters or settings using specific details.