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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.Two texts describe the same closure, one chronologically and one by cause. What does that change for the reader?
  • A.What the reader ends up understanding — the sequence, or the reasons
  • B.Only the length
  • C.Nothing at all
2.Which structure suits a text weighing three explanations?
  • A.Alphabetical order
  • B.Claim by claim, with evidence for each
  • C.Strict chronology
3.One text gives events in order and another compares two subjects. What differs?
  • A.Their overall structure
  • B.Their length
  • C.Their topic
4.How can you tell a text's structure quickly?
  • A.Count the paragraphs
  • B.Look at what each paragraph does, not what it is about
  • C.Read the last line
5.Which structure suits a text about how something changed over two centuries?
  • A.Problem and solution
  • B.Comparison
  • C.Chronology
6.A text alternates paragraph by paragraph between two subjects. What is it doing?
  • A.Explaining a cause
  • B.Listing them
  • C.Comparing them
7.A text says a river froze, then explains three reasons. What structure is that?
  • A.Effect then causes
  • B.Chronology
  • C.Comparison
8.Can one text use more than one structure?
  • A.No, never
  • B.Yes — a chronological text can contain a comparison
  • C.Only in fiction

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Answer key — Comparing Two Structures

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  1. 1.What the reader ends up understanding — the sequence, or the reasons
  2. 2.Claim by claim, with evidence for each
  3. 3.Their overall structure
  4. 4.Look at what each paragraph does, not what it is about
  5. 5.Chronology
  6. 6.Comparing them
  7. 7.Effect then causes
  8. 8.Yes — a chronological text can contain a comparison

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.