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Comparing Two Structures is a free printable Grade 5 English worksheet on identifying how two texts are organised differently, aligned to Common Core standard RI.5.5. 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 pupils 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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Comparing Two Structures

RI.5.5

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1.Which structure suits a text about how something changed over two centuries?
  • A.Comparison
  • B.Chronology
  • C.Problem and solution
2.One text gives events in order and another compares two subjects. What differs?
  • A.Their length
  • B.Their overall structure
  • C.Their topic
3.How can you tell a text's structure quickly?
  • A.Look at what each paragraph does, not what it is about
  • B.Count the paragraphs
  • C.Read the last line
4.A text presents a claim, its evidence, then a second claim. What structure is that?
  • A.Claim and evidence
  • B.Chronology
  • C.Problem and solution
5.Two texts describe the same closure, one chronologically and one by cause. What does that change for the reader?
  • A.Nothing at all
  • B.What the reader ends up understanding — the sequence, or the reasons
  • C.Only the length
6.A text alternates paragraph by paragraph between two subjects. What is it doing?
  • A.Listing them
  • B.Explaining a cause
  • C.Comparing them
7.A text says a river froze, then explains three reasons. What structure is that?
  • A.Chronology
  • B.Comparison
  • C.Effect then causes
8.Why might two texts on one topic be structured differently?
  • A.Because each is trying to do a different job with the same material
  • B.Because one is longer
  • C.Because one author made a mistake

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Answer key — Comparing Two Structures

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  1. 1.Chronology
  2. 2.Their overall structure
  3. 3.Look at what each paragraph does, not what it is about
  4. 4.Claim and evidence
  5. 5.What the reader ends up understanding — the sequence, or the reasons
  6. 6.Comparing them
  7. 7.Effect then causes
  8. 8.Because each is trying to do a different job with the same material

More practice for RI.5.5

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RI.5.5 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.